Description
Plum is a deep, slightly dusky purple, and here it covers a flat screwless plate with no fixings showing on the face. Two chrome rockers sit side by side against that colour, set into a chrome surround. Both sides offer two way switching, so a light can also be worked from another position in the room or at the far end of a landing. The plate is moulded in polycarbonate rather than pressed from metal, which keeps the colour even across the face and leaves the surface warm to the touch rather than cold.
We would fit this where the walls are already carrying colour: a bedroom in a heritage shade, a hallway in deep ink, a snug where a white plate would jump out and announce itself. It gives separate control of, say, a ceiling light and a run of wall lights, and the switching lets either be handled from the far door as well. Keep it to dry indoor rooms on domestic lighting circuits; a shower room or a garage wants something sealed instead.
The plate and rockers are moulded polycarbonate throughout and the mechanism is double insulated, with the rockers rated 10AX for the lighting loads a domestic room puts through them. Looking after the finish takes a dry cloth, or a barely damp one for fingermarks around the rockers; kitchen sprays, cream cleaners and white spirit all dull moulded colour, so keep them well away from the plate. It carries a ten year warranty. We like it best read as part of a set, with chrome shades or polished nickel fittings picking up the inserts and the plum left to do the talking against a painted wall.
Specification
| Colour |
Plum |
| Second Colour |
Chrome |
| Type of Finish |
Colour |
| Weight |
0.07KG |
| Length |
88mm |
| Width |
25mm |
| Height |
88mm |
| Back Box Depth |
25mm |
| Materials Used |
Polycarbonate, Metal |
| Max. Current Output |
10AX |
| Protection Class |
Class 2 - Double Insulated |
| Input Voltage |
220-250V~50/60Hz |
| Switch |
Yes - Rocker Switch |
| IP Rating |
IP20 |
| Warranty |
10yrs |
| UKCA/CE |
Yes |
| Additional Certification |
BS EN 60669 |
| Number of Gangs |
2 |
| Pieces Included |
1 |
| Installation |
Requires Installation By Qualified Electrician. 25mm Box Depth Is Recommended. |
| Suitable For |
Indoor Use Only. Domestic lighting circuits. |
| Country of Origin |
China |
Frequently Asked
What size is the plate?
It is a small square plate, 88mm by 88mm on the face, so it keeps to the usual footprint for a single square switch plate.
Does it have to be used as a two way switch?
No. Both gangs are two way, which means each rocker can either control a light on its own or work as a pair with a matching two way switch elsewhere in the room.
What is it rated at?
The rockers are rated 10AX, which covers domestic lighting circuits. It is a lighting switch, not a control for heaters, immersion or other appliance loads.
Can it go in a bathroom or outside?
No. This one is for dry indoor rooms only, so keep it away from shower areas, utility sinks, porches and outbuildings where damp is a factor.
How should the plum finish be cleaned?
A dry cloth for dust, and a barely damp one for marks around the rockers. Solvents, white spirit and abrasive cream cleaners will take the life out of the moulded colour, so avoid them.
What are the plate and rockers made from?
Moulded polycarbonate for the plate, with a chrome insert and chrome rockers. It weighs only 75g.