Wir möchten bald ein Haus kaufen und denken darüber nach, diese neuen Häuser von Obos oder etwas Ähnlichem zu kaufen. Jedes einzelne Projekt, das ich gesehen habe, hat diese hässlichen Steckdosen.
Ich bin gespannt, ob es einen bestimmten Grund dafür gibt, dass norwegische Häuser alle über eine ähnliche Steckdose verfügen (wo ich herkomme, installieren wir normalerweise Niko oder etwas Ähnliches und sie sehen sehr gut aus).
Gibt es irgendwelche Vorschriften oder ist ein Upgrade vielleicht zu teuer?
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Here in Norway we have 2 main providers of Electric components, schneider and elko, that looks to be an elko model but they do Come in flat aswell
They’re for powering up or charging things you own that run on electricity. You stick a plug inside them to get power.
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who has thought about those except when looking for somewhere to plug something in. I guess that’s the main reason.
Just our “default” model if you will that companies buy in bulk to use for their house projects etc. Tho you can buy more nicer looking outlets, or even in different colors in multiple stores. They are not that expensive most places, even in black.
Unless you specify to your electricion upon ordering new outlets, this is kinda the “default” outlet they choose. Its cheap & from a great brand (Probably Elko?). So no, not a particularily good reason 🙂
Changing outlets is really easy, but not legal. Authorized electicians need to do it.
Those work, are easy to fix if they don’t and are cheap.
There are loads of other variants, but I don’t see why you would use anything else, if not for esthetics.
Pricing is a big one, they are mass produced to a larger degree than others so they are cheaper. Shouldnt be too expensive to change them tho, if you find something you like better. Takes like 5 minutes per outlet
Any outlet with the relevant European approvals can legally be used, but most electricians, builders and homeowners prefer the traditional outlets from the (previously) Norwegian manufacturer Elko, now owned by Schneider. The quality is good, and the design is what we are used to. What you have pictured there is the old cheap option. They do have more premium options that protrude less from the wall. Unfortunately you can not easily change to the premium options, because they require a bigger wall box.
By all means switch them out with fancy looking ones, no problem or restrictions.
ELKO is just one of our main providers.
The reason behind all houses having the same electrical outlet is not regulations, but a virtual monopoly.
When you build a house, there are somethings you have no control over. With regards to electricity-related things, what the electrician decode goes.
All the electricians (used to) buy from the same source, and they had a good deal with Elko. So all the electricians got the same outlets.
Nowadays there are more sources and suppliers of electrical outlets and such things, so there are more variety.
If you want another look, you can get an electrician to do it.
Be aware that the electricians have lobbied succesfully for making it illegal for others to do simple things like this, so that they can charge blood money for doing a 3 minute job that anyone able to hold a screwdriver is capable of doing.
OBOS, you said. *Shocked that McDonald’s don’t offer truffle mayonnaise with their fries.*
There are better looking ones. If you buy a new home you probably want to have an electrician to come do some changes to things anyway. Just ask them to change these at the same time.
there just arent that many diferant providers of electrical outlets
ppl ask the dumbest shit on Reddit these days
These are just the most common ones. Not really cheap either, so I’m assuming the electrican’s profit margin on them is decent. 🙂 You can replace them, but use a professional. Insurance won’t be forgiving if things go bad and you can’t provide documentation on electrical work.
We went for Elko Plus every where. It is a surprisingly affordable system, at least when compared to the “default” white ones you’ve got there.
https://www.elko.no/produkter/vare-serier/elko-plus-serien/
Have you perhaps not heard about this thing called standardisation?
It’s the bog standard one. Good quality, reasonable price. Unless you want a black one or some other colour. There isn’t much reason to buy a more expensive one.
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I don’t undreatand what is the problem here?
This double type is made as it is easy to install over a single shallower backbox and is, I think, the cheapest type. As said by others here fully recessed models by Schneider or Elko are available, but double recessed over a single backbox is, in my experience, usually not great (funny angles to make it fit etc) as most recessed doubles take a 1,5 backbox.
We went the arsehole designer route and swapped out for visually nicer (more expensive) ones by JUNG but there is only one supplier in Norway and I can’t comment on the quality/ease of install from an electricians perspective. Not sure I’d recommend going this route as the standard ranges more commonly available are really pretty good.
Labour is almost always the main cost of anything here, I think the average for electricians is 700-1300kr per hour, and typically 2 sockets can be installed in an hour.
ABB makes exactly samekind model in Finland called Jussi-series 🤓 Jussi is finnish male name btw.