Laurence Payne wrote:
On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:00:34 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Do your wall outlets REALLY not have switches?
Well, the point is to save energy. My home was rewired maybe 3 years
ago, and about a quarter of the Volex wall switches don't work - stuck
in the on position. Walk across the room, grope behind/below, flip a
switch, maybe. But pull the whole plug out? Too much.

So replace the faulty outlets.

I will at some point.

Maybe even under warranty,

I bought the house recently, so tracking down the contractor etc may be
tricky.

if they're
failing after only 3 years. If the switches are falling to pieces,
I'd not be too confident of the safety of the rest of it.

All looks fine to me; quite neat and tidy. I don't think there's a
relationship between a faulty installation and shoddy wall sockets -
s'he didn't make or design it, after all.

Rob