When it comes to making your Melbourne home or business a more functional space, it’s important to consider electrical aspects such as power outlets, charging locations and power point quantities.
It can be easy to be lured into a minimalist approach when considering your power point placement and quantity, however its a frequent complaint further down the track when you realise you “just don’t have enough power outlets!”.
LOCATION:
Power point location really makes a big difference in how you can use a room. For example, putting power outlets in concealed locations is great, until you change the layout or purpose of the room. In saying this, it pays to place power outlets where you need them, but take a moment to plan ahead. A classic example in a typical 4 bedroom Eastern Suburbs home, is putting a power outlet next to your childs bed for a lamp, but as they grow older they’ll inevitably be charging their Smarthwatch, Smarthpone, and also still wanting their lamp – plus they’ll possibly even have a small homework corner with a desk in a few years time. Taking all of this into consideration can quickly change your outlook on where the best spots are in the room…
QUANTITY:
Assuming each power point has two outlets on it, we strongly advise overestimating how many outlets you need. Using the above bedroom scenario, one may consider putting two double outlets under a homework desk. It seems excessive, but once a lamp and a laptop are plugged in, you still have 2 outlets remaining. Doing this means you can avoid the hazardous multi outlet power boards that so often get overloaded and cause fires due to poor quality. We’ve yet to come across a Melbourne home with too many power points!
Kitchens frequently cause issues when it comes to power outlet quantity and location. As much as you wouldn’t want your new splashback peppered in power points, it still serves as a necessity to have outlets where you need them! One of the key problems people encounter in kitchens is what we call ‘permanent appliances’. The kettle, microwave, coffee machine, toaster and air fryer can all permanently take up a power outlet leaving you with little options available when you want to use any other appliances on your kitchen bench.
HOT TIP! Consider installing a USB power point in your kitchen! Usually made for next to your bed, a USB power point is great for all those devices that tend to end up gathered on the kitchen bench, with an array of different charging transformers taking up space. Bin them all, and plug directly into a USB power point without losing valuable power outlets! We’ve installed these in kitchens all across Melbourne and Eastern Suburbs with concealed locations being the favourite request, like a hidden charging hotspot for everyones devices.
STYLE:
Installing a new power point means you generally have to try match what’s in your home or office already. Having just one Clipsal Iconic power point would look out of place when the rest of your home is all Clipsal 2000 Series, or even worse, something from the 1960’s.
If you’re planning on installing multiple new power points in your Melbourne home, it can be financially very cost effective to also replace all the existing outlets you have, with new ones. This means they all match, they’re all new, and it adds a modern look to your home.
Consider whether you’d like to opt for a more customisable power point design, such as perhaps a black cover, or one of our favourites, a frosted white with a wood trimmed edge from Clipsal – a very classy touch for any home. You’ll be surprised at the affordability of these customised options, so be sure to ask us for more information.
GET IN TOUCH:
Make sure you send us an email or even call us directly on 0428 862 963 to discuss your power point needs. Our friendly team of Melbourne electricians can make some recommendations on style, quantity and location of you new power points based on thousands of installations across the Eastern Suburbs and Melbourne.