2 Gang Telephone & Cat 5 Data Socket - Cool Grey

Two connections on one square plate: a telephone point beside a wired network point, both set into a screwless front so no fixing heads show on the face. The plate measures 88mm square, keeping to the footprint of a single plate and sparing you the clutter of two separate faces side by side. The cool grey colour runs through the moulding rather than sitting on the surface, so the shade stays even across the flat of the plate and around the apertures. It serves telephone and data circuits only, never power.

This is the plate we reach for in a study or home office where a desk wants a landline and a wired connection in the same spot, and it earns its keep just as well in a spare room turned workroom, a hallway cupboard where the router lives, or beside a television in a sitting room. Working on low voltage circuits, it sits alongside your power points rather than taking the place of one, which leaves those free for a lamp, a printer or a charger. It is intended for dry rooms indoors, at normal household temperatures.

The body is moulded ABS, light in the hand and hard-wearing, with a smooth face that shows fingerprints far less than a gloss plate would. For upkeep, run a dry cloth over it now and then and use a slightly damp one on marks, taking care to keep polish, kitchen sprays and solvent cleaners away from the moulding, as they can dull the surface and haze the printed markings. It carries a ten year warranty. Cool grey is a quiet, useful shade that settles against pale plaster, grey joinery and darker paint alike, and it lets the hardware sit back instead of drawing the eye. We stock it for people who want their data and telephone connections to look deliberate rather than improvised.

What connections does this plate carry?

One telephone connection and one Cat 5 ethernet data connection, side by side on a single 88mm square plate.

Can I plug an appliance or lamp into it?

No. This is a low voltage telephone and data plate only, so appliances and lamps still need a power point.

What is the plate made from?

Moulded ABS in a cool grey finish, weighing around 0.065kg.

Will it take a standard back box?

It is sized for a box of 35mm depth, matching the 88mm square plate.

How should I clean it?

A dry cloth for dust and a barely damp cloth for marks. Avoid sprays, polishes and solvents, which can dull the moulded surface.

Is it suitable for a bathroom or an outbuilding?

No. It is made for dry indoor rooms and data circuits, not damp or exposed positions.