Wandsworth Group

Electrical Wiring Accessories - Rocker Switches - Dimmers - Toggle Socket Outlets

Wandsworth have been manufacturing electrical wiring accessories for over 100 years.

Pioneers of the classical flat plate design and grid mounting concept, the accessories are designed to be a real feature of the interior design, in the same way as light fittings, door furniture and fabrics. Wandsworth are committed to meeting your requirements, and bespoke accessories and finishes are available on request.

About Us

Founded in 1904, Wandsworth Electrical is the UK's oldest independent electrical accessories manufacturer.

For over 95 years, Wandsworth has manufactured superior quality, metal-finished accessories, specialising in bespoke products which are widely specified by architects, consulting engineers and contractors.

Wandsworth is also one of the UK's leading manufacturers of call systems for hospitals, secure units, prisons and care homes. Wandsworth's innovative digital nurse call systems represent the state of the art in features and functionality and the range now includes sophisticated nurse communication systems with integrated radio paging and two way speech, and individual patient bedside entertainment consoles which provide TV, telephone, reading light and nurse call facilities.

In addition to this, the company also designs and manufactures personal attack alarms for use in prisons, psychiatric units and other high-risk environments. In recent years, Wandsworth have developed a range of products designed to meet the needs of the residential care home market, including wireless nurse call systems and monitoring systems for vulnerable residents.

Other products include warm air hand dryers, sanitary disposal units and a range of medical products including inspection lamps and viewing screens.

Rocker Switches

These are common across all accessory ranges. All switches are rated at 250v 20amps except parts 14 and 15, which are rated at 250v 6A AC.

Manufactured from brass or aluminium, finished to either complement or match the cover plates. Neons are red with red trim or green with black trim. Key switches are white or black. Red interiors are available for special applications such as essential supply. Alternative combinations can be supplied to order.

Toggle Switches

All are rated at 250v 20amps, except the bell push which is rated at 250v 6A AC.

Manufactured from brass or aluminium, finished to either complement or match the cover plates. Palace toggles are not available to match PDB (suggest PB for matching), LB (suggest AB for contrast), W and CW (suggest SBC for contrast), Profile (suggest SC or SBC), AS, SDB or DG (suggest SB).

Dimmers

Dimmers (S2) Rotary dimmers, suitable for use with tungsten lighting are push on/push off switch dimmers which act at any pre-selected brightness setting. They have 2 way switching that may be used with a normal 2-way switch elsewhere. Larger gang dimmer units are available to special order and quotation.

Note that transformers supplying low voltage lamps should be toroidal or laminate construction. Some electronic transformers are not compatible, please check with the transformer manufacturer which types of dimmers are compatible with their electronic transformers.

Socket Outlets

Socket outlets are based on the same modular principle as the matching grid switch system. They can be installed and aligned separately as the socket interiors are mounted on an adjustable grid within the box. Switched socket outlets have double insulated rockers. Red interiors are available for special application, eg essential supply. Red neons are available on switched sockets. All units will fit boxes to BS4662 with a minimum depth of 35mm.

2amp and 5amp socket outlets are designed to BS546.
13amp switched socket outlets have double insulated rockers. All 13amp sockets comply with BS1363. Hinged lid units available.

Fuse Connection Units

Cable outlets have a bushed hole, a cord clamp and 3 way terminal block, suitable for up to 1.5mm flexible cable.

Telecom Outlets

Series 2 shuttered telephone line jack outlets are designed to British Telecom standards and are suitable for connecting to master unit for connection as first socket to direct exchange lines and private branch exchange lines (PBX or PABX), and for secondary units as extension sockets for connecting on the same line and in parallel to master units.

All units have integral printed circuits and are suitable for up to 6 way connections; they also include a cable tie and a termination tool.

The units are fitted with a 601A jack socket compatible with 431A and 631A plugs, which have a right hand locking latch. Hinged lid units available.

Data Outlets

D-connectors are 25 pin sockets incorporating female screwlock assemblies for plug retention (plugs not supplied).

31/W: RJ11 (USA/Telecom Erin) shuttered jack socket with Krone IDC terminations, white (W) only. 35/W, 35/B: RJ45 Category 5 shuttered data socket, white (W) or black (B). Supports up to 100Mbps data transmission speeds, IDC terminations.

36/W: RJ45 Category 5 shielded shuttered data socket, white (W) only. Supports up to 100Mbps data transmission speeds, IDC terminations.

Isolater Switches

Isolator switches are rated at 100A 500V, 50/60Hz to BS5419: 1977 and are available in Satin Stainless Steel.

Shaver Supply Units

Supplied as a complete unit only. Dual voltage: 115V-230V output. Designed to BS3535:1990. Accepts UK, European, USA and Australian shaver plugs.

Blank Plates

Single or twin blank plates available in all finishes.

TV/FM Outlets

TV/FM outlets A2955 and A2949 are for use on existing systems. They are safely isolated for use on multi-outlet communal systems.
FM/TV outlet A943 and FM/TV/Satellite outlet A944 are fully screened to BS EN 50083-2;1995 for new multi-outlet installations. For loop wiring the outlets should be fed from separate T-boxes containing padding/attenuation.

Socket connector to IEC 169-2 for FM. Pin connector to IEC 169-2 for TV. Type F connector for satellite with through line powering capacity. Interiors are available in black (B) or white (W).

Hinged Lid Units

The hinged lid frame and lower frame are moulded from heavy duty matt black polycarbonate.

The metal outer and internal plates are of matching finishes. The units are also available in dual combination. Hinged lid sockets (unswitched) are available in 13amp standard, non-standard and isolated earth, 2amp and 5amp sockets and telecom outlets.