Are there any electricians here who have any idea what’s going on with the sockets in this 10-year-old flat? One cupboard and one bathroom have light switches outside with vertical screws, rather than the standard horizontal ones.
This one also has a neon light:
Might’ve just been whatever a bodger had in their tool kit, there’s no difference between vertical and horizontal screwed fixtures as far as I’m aware
Sorry for being off-topic, but what happened to the TRV?
What it being at the top of the radiator?
Yeah, when installing at the top of the radiator, it is recommended to install them horizontally, not vertically.
This is likely to create a false temperature reading and affect the TRV’s ability to maintain the set room temperature: if the TRV is installed horizontally this is not an issue as there is less flow temperature dependency.
The Building Regulations Part L (conservation of fuel and power) doesn’t specify valve placement but does require efficient heating systems—a poorly installed TRV would fail to comply with the spirit of these regulations.
Fitting individual room temperature controls, such as TRVs, is among a number of requirements for new buildings and existing buildings when heat generators are replaced, under the 2018 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Blame the developer I guess.
Is it a fairly new build?
Some switches are modular, as in the plate and the actual switch are separate entities, than can be mixed and matched for flexibility.
That usually means that the plate is held with vertical screws on a frame and the switch module is held with horizontal screws (hidden by the plate).
In short, to the final users makes no difference at all.
The one with the neon light, could be because of disable access rules or just a fancier switch!
Again, no real difference to the user!
