in this video I'm going to install this Wi-Fi extender socket these are very
useful for extending the Wi-Fi network in your premises this model also has a
USB charging port which can be used to charge IT equipment these are a really
good idea because they extend the Wi-Fi network and this still leaves both of
the sockets usable and also you can still charge up the IT equipment from
the USB port in the middle this is a quality item and this should actually
fit in any 25 millimeter deep back box when you're choosing a location for the
socket you need to put it in an area where you have a strong Wi-Fi signal if
you put it in a weak area you're just going to extend the weak signal so you
need to put it in an area where you've got a strong signal and the socket will
extend the strong signal so if we click on Wi-Fi there you can actually see that
we've got three bars in this area so this is an ideal location to install it
I'm now in the back bedroom as you can see we don't actually have any network
coverage in this room at all to click on Wi-Fi there we don't have a network the
only thing we can connect to is the printer in the room below to start
off with I'm going to plug in this socket tester that will tell us that the
socket is working fine before we begin so that now proves that the socket is
live I'm now going to go on isolate the circuit without the consumer unit we're
going to find the correct circuit which in this case is the upstairs sockets I'm
going to switch that off I'm going to use a lock off device now I'm going to
use a padlock and the key to lock off that MCB obviously when you do this you
do need to keep the key on your person that's all times so now that's gone off
we can remove that then we can proceed to remove the screws
before we go touching any of the wires we are going to confirm that they are
dead using this GS 38 approved voltage tester this one actually comes with a
self-test function we can test that by pressing auto test we then need to check
that the leads are working by holding them together and pressing the Ohms
button so now we know that the tester is working I can now take the tester I can
take the black probe put that on the earth terminal I can then probe the live and
the neutral and then I can probe between the live and the neutral so we
could be confident that that is definitely dead
we now just need to check that the tester is still working so I'm going to press
the auto test I'm then going to touch the probes together and press the Ohms button again
so we are now safe to continue on this particular socket it is very easy
because we only have the one cable with the three wires on some sockets you will
have two sets of wires and on some you may even have three sets of wires which
can make it more difficult I'm going to undo each of the terminals this
socket does seem to be very well designed and you will notice that
everything is color-coded so the live is color coded brown then
got the neutral or blue and the green and yellow at that side and there are
also two earthing terminals should you need them I actually bought this from
Screwfix and it was 32-pound 99 you can get a cheaper one which does not have the
USB function you will notice in this house that we have the old wiring colors
so the red is now the brown or the live and the black is the neutral or the
blue and the green and yellow is still the earth so I'm going to start off with
the earthing wire I'm just going to pull that around and then I will put that
into the earthing terminal and tighten that up
now these terminals do need to be tight but not so tight that you've actually
going to sever the wire once that is in try giving it a pull and
ensure that you can't pull it back out now going to take the neutral which is the
black and I'm going to shove that into the terminal that's marked with the blue
marking and then tighten that up and then finally we have the red wire which goes into the
brown terminal or the live terminal so that's in there we'll then tighten that
what we need to do now is grab the wires with your finger and Thumb and try
to physically pull them out of the socket if you can't pull them out you've
not terminated them correctly in the first place and you have to redo it and
this kit actually comes with new screws not only that it actually comes with
caps as well to cover the screw heads we can now carefully push the socket
back when you're doing this you need to ensure that none of the wires get
trapped and then we're going to insert the screws
so we just need to ensure that is level before we tighten the screws up
fully so we're just gonna make sure that they are tight but not so tight that we
actually crack the socket now that we've completed the work it is safe to switch
it back on so I can simply remove the padlock we can then remove the lock off
device and then we can switch the circuit back on and you will notice that
is flashing blue so obviously it is live so we're just going to test that out
again and as you can see that is working fine so we can now take the plastic caps
and we can push those over the screws
there are now three different ways to connect the sockets up to the Wi-Fi
network I'm going to use the WPS method so all I need to do is go to the Router
and press in the WPS button for five seconds you can see that is flashing on
the Router I just need to press in the WPS button
on the socket you will notice that it's now gone flashing orange once it's
connected it will go solid blue like that so that is an absolute piece of
cake to install not only have you extended your Wi-Fi circuit we've also
got a USB charger point as well now the extended socket has been installed you
can quite clearly see that it has extended the Wi-Fi and you will also see
that we do have a full signal now in this bedroom I will put some links in
the description to the set up page on the BG electrical website that may
help some people out also link to the product on Screwfix if you're
going on holiday and you need to switch off the Wi-Fi socket you can do it quite
easily simply press the button three times
and that will switch the Wi-Fi off to switch it back on again
simply press the button three times I
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