2 Gang Telephone & TV Socket - Ice White

Two services arrive on a single plate here: a telephone point sitting alongside a coaxial television socket, both set into a flat ice white face with no screwheads showing. The plate is 88mm square, so it occupies no more wall than a standard socket, and the screwless front gives an unbroken surface that reads as a clean panel rather than a piece of hardware. It handles low voltage signal and data work, not mains power.

We use this where a television and a phone or broadband line land in the same corner of a room, which saves doubling up on plates behind a set or beside a desk. It suits living rooms, bedrooms and home offices, and it is the one we would specify in a room being rewired or redecorated where the aerial feed and the line come in together. Landlords and anyone fitting out a flat tend to like it for the same reason: one tidy plate instead of two competing for the same stretch of wall. It is for indoor rooms only.

The plate and its mouldings are ABS, finished in ice white, a slightly cooler and brighter white than the old off-white plastics, which is worth knowing if you are matching plates already on the wall. Keeping it looking right is simple: switch off at the consumer unit if you want to be thorough, then wipe the face with a barely damp cloth and dry it straight away. Cream cleaners, wipes and anything solvent based will haze the surface, so leave them out of it. It carries a ten year warranty. We would pair it with plain white screwless plates elsewhere in the room so the walls stay quiet and nothing draws the eye; where a television is wall hung, it sits low and flat enough to disappear behind the screen.

What connections does this plate provide?

One telephone point and one coaxial socket for a television aerial feed, side by side on the same 88mm square plate.

Is it a mains socket?

No. It is a low voltage signal and data plate only, classed as Class 3, and carries no mains power.

What is the plate made from?

ABS, moulded and finished in ice white throughout.

Will the screwless front match my existing white plates?

It will match other ice white plates closely. Older off-white or ivory plastics are warmer in tone, so the difference can show if they sit side by side.

How deep is it?

The plate works with a 35mm depth behind it, which is worth checking against what is already in the wall.

How should I clean it?

A barely damp cloth, dried off immediately. Avoid cream cleaners, kitchen sprays and solvents, as they dull and mark the white finish.