Re: Trapdoors?

[adrian.lucas@xxxxxxx]

I'm sure I've missed something here but why do you need mains for a Pronto
and a DECT handset?  I have both on my coffee table - the DECT handset is
put back on its base station when it need charging and the base station is
in a convenient place for
mains and phone connections.  The Pronto uses normal batteries which last
about 6 months but the same could be done for that.

Adrian





paul_gordon@xxxxxxx on 04/08/2000 12:37:55
Please respond to ukha_d@xxxxxxx@SMTP
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx@SMTP
cc:
Subject:	[ukha_d] Trapdoors?
Classification:	Restricted
Does anyone know where I can buy one of those "trapdoor"
concealed socket
fittings commonly seen in office buildings. - Where the sockets are
recessed
into the floor, and a trapdoor covers over the top of them, usually with a
piece of matching carpet on top, so all that can be seen is a thin
"frame"
around the edge of the recess?

I need to get one of these for my living room!!

Explain:  I have a coffee table in the lounge, upon which lives my Pronto,
and a DECT handset, both of which require mains power. Obviously I don't
want to trail a lead over the lounge floor from a wall socket to the table,
so as I have access to the area under the floor, (from the cellar, where
the
consumer unit is located...) I have taken a spur off the downstairs ring
main, drilled a V.small hole (about 1cm) through the floor, cut a very
small
slit in the middle of the lounge carpet with a stanley knife, poked the
mains cable up through the lounge floor, and fitted a standard mains socket
to it.

All this takes place immediately underneath the coffee table, which
conveniently has a hollow hidden section underneath, so it is all totally
invisible. The mains socket is then screwed to the underside of the table,
again in such a way that it cannot be seen. This has all been fine &
dandy
for a couple of years, but, I've just bought a flash new coffee table for
which none of this will work:
- It is made entirely of glass - no screwing anything to this one!
- It is a very different shape, and has no obscure areas where wires or
sockets can be hidden.

Obviously, I cannot live without my Pronto on the coffee table, so I still
want to retain a mains supply in the middle of the room. I also want to
make
sure that it looks neat, smart, and professional.

My only idea for this so far, is one of these recessed floor boxes.

Any suggestions?

Cheers.

Paul G.

________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com










--------------------------------------------------------------------<e-
Open the door to endless possibilities for your home!
http://click.egroups.com/1/7726/9/_/2065/_/965649316/
--------------------------------------------------------------------e>-