today we're exploring the wide range of wiring accessories available
as part of this MK base range i like the base base base i like the MK buttery biscuit base
well for any Masterchef fans out there the closest we're getting to the kitchen today is this 45 amp
double pole switch as part of the MK base range now the range itself is designed to appeal to
two contractor groups Gary isn't it it is the ones that have always used the MK range and now
finding they're getting squeezed a little bit on price and therefore the base range comes in and
the ones that have never used MK and have probably been i don't know down that lower end and now
we've got it as an option and it is a fantastic option it's an immense range we'll leave a link in
the description to the range as we explore in this video yeah and when we think about budget ranges
sometimes in other ranges there's bits missing from it that can come to cause your problems
depending on the type of installation what's that biggest problem Gary having a combination of mixed
face plates in order to get all the things you want within the range now we looked at sockets
previously didn't we and we'll leave a link in the description of the eye above our head when we
delved into those sockets so let's carry on with that socket theme before maybe we delve into the
kitchen over here Gordon we've got the the neon on the actual socket outlets themselves i like that
yeah i mean that's useful we've mocked it up here on the yeah some bench trunking
if you're in that sort of environment where you'll likely be working on electrical things perhaps
you've got the soldering iron out or servicing something and yeah you want to make sure the power
is actually on and you've got it switched on because someone sometimes trips things out
and yeah that visual indication comes in really helpful yeah and to have that in a base range is
fantastic so let's let's go into the the kitchen area okay pick us up an outlet and i'll tell you
where we can place it within the kitchen well we've done neon's yeah i mean i can't believe
people are still using unswitched socket outlets okay so we're thinking of that kitchen area we're
pushing back washing machines tumble dryers dishwashers etc and the socket be on there
doesn't have a switch on and we'll have that switch remotely so we can obviously isolate it
for maybe maintenance purposes or we're going on holiday and that's where it links in lovely
because this range the base range also fits in with the grid system that MK already uses
yeah it is yeah it's completely interchangeable so i've mocked up that example you've uh you've
talked about there Gary here's a common one so here's our uh existing MK grid switch range and
the grid switch modules click into the yoke that people are probably used to available in a vast
range of different printed options so i've married the tumble dryer and the washing machine with this
faceplate from the base range so remember this is the existing logic plus grid switch range with
this uh new MK base front plate and they're ideal for that now i mean the range in these in terms of
what you can have printed on is extensive and just to reflect our aspirational living here we've got
a coffee machine and there is even a wine cooler option in there so that's a if you want to make
it look high-end with uh with a budget-based range of wiring accessories putting a few grid
switch modules in there's a great option that is a great option and you've been playing around with
it because you delved in i know you like to go a little bit off-piste and you've mounted one over
here what's that all about yeah well i didn't realize within the range you could actually get
a buzzer module in a grid switch right and so i've married it with a retractive switch
yeah so there you go so it might be useful i might try this is marrying that up with some of
the smart doorbells we've looked at in the on the channel before because people are often looking
for a different place to put the audible indicator that someone's at the door with that parcel from a
well-known online retailer that offers next day delivery so we've talked about those sockets in
the kitchen area okay and the switches i've got another socket that i'd like to use maybe that
five amp socket i'll walk into a living area have a switch at the the entrance point i can turn on
some table lamps or into a bedroom but they don't make a five amp socket in this range do they no
well yeah they don't as a standalone item but that's where again you can come in with this
euro plate so we have looked at euro modules before again this is a dedicated MK base euro
module plate and you can click in components one of which is a 5 amp socket so you can create that
5 amp socket by clicking that in there kind of mock that up behind us Gary i think this is a
great upsell for electricians if you're working in rewires on new build properties yeah you scatter
some five amp sockets around a room and that's an ideal place for people to plug in table lamp so
if we've mocked up here one of our nice conduit lamps and yeah you can switch them rather than
going around and switching each individual lamp on switch them from the door from the we've got a
yeah switch here and they're available in single double and triple variance in the range great feel
to them i like them but we put it on this wall and there is a separate video on it because it's got
another standout feature within this base range and that's the dimmer isn't it yeah so literally
taking your lighting to another level that is to put a dimmer switch on so we've got a five
amp sockets here we've got a dimmer switch here again having that at the
central position in the room we have yeah we've made that separate video because it's got one
great feature i recommend you check that out especially when it comes to low end dimming
there's a great feature on there i'll point to it there but won't go too close
uh check out that video some good learnings in there and you'll see how that product performs
we've got a sneaky bit of led strip as well so it's worth checking out that video isn't it yeah
so we've got that we've got some high-end features in there so i've gone into the
kitchen i've given a high-end feel i've got these five amp socket outlets but we know nowadays
it's probably data that's really important in a house okay we're all on the wi-fi we'd like to
get off that wi-fi especially when we're drawing down lots of information okay streaming a lot
of stuff hard-wired internet connection they've got that covered yeah it is that that is a great
upsell for electricians yeah you say you've put your five apm outlets in but adding data
to uh yeah those key bits behind the smart television where the games consoles like to be
getting those off the wi-fi and onto a hardwired connection actually improves your wi-fi we've got
a whole series on that if you haven't seen it um but it's a great again a great upsell opportunity
um you can do that two ways is one with the euro modules so you can just build your data outlets
that way by clicking them in i've got a category six uh version here um or in the game you don't
often see this in budget ranges here's a dedicated data outlet faceplate we've got it in the single
version here and i've got it in the double on the on the bench trunking there but again
and the good thing i mean to point out you know you max match these up it's the common depth of
faceplate across the range so even when i bring in the cooker switch yeah that tends to be the
one doesn't it yeah you'll be in the kitchen uh and you'll probably have lots of you may have some
light switches under the bench you're probably going to have some fuse connection units which
brings us nicely onto those yeah and they're all the same depth that is a nice touch yeah so should
we have a look at the fuse connection units next there seems to be a range of those yeah so there's
all the ones you'd expect there's obviously unswitched fused outlets the switch fuse outlets
switch fuse outlets with neon and all available with and without cord grip as well um the great
thing that we like about the socket if i flip it over all the screw terminals are backed out and
that saves a bit of time Gary doesn't it yeah we saw that in our previous video also we saw how the
terminations themselves can be tightened up and we did 2.6 newton meters of torque and we saw how a
fellow rival of this outlet actually didn't make anywhere near 2.6 where the MK socket did
and that goes back to its heritage doesn't it they come with a 20 year guarantee the base range but
MK have been making sockets since you were a young lad how many years is that Gordon well a hundred
years and yeah and obviously learned a lot of experience in there these sockets are made from
urea which maybe what's that complicated it's a special type of plastic however the advantage you
use urea is to have inbuilt antibacterial and antiviral properties well that seems very rare
relevant to the times that we're in now it's across the whole range not just the socket
outlets this urea material yeah and why is that so important um so what and this goes to a lot
of people are piggybacking off this at the moment but MK got a lot of experience with this all those
nasties you always see in the news when there's a food poisoning outbreak or things like that
they can't live on the front of the socket and i'll put a link in the description where you can
find out more information about that but you know imagine you've got a light switch and a lot of
people are going in and out of that room if they you know deposit some bacteria or a virus on there
it'll be actually killed by the plastic that's in there itself that's very clever or 99.98
depending on the particular nasty that's on there and it swings us back to the caps that go over the
screws and we'd love your feedback do you love a cap that goes over a screw or are you one of
the people who don't love it the reason there'd be an advantage now is that those little indents
where the screws are without the caps on and maybe an area where these viruses could live
yeah you get build up of dirt and things like that so i like screw caps i think they give a great
clean clean appearance obviously put your comments below on your on your what side of the screw
cap debate you're in and i think we should just mention the design as well so bring the camera in
because it's the one thing we left to last because we'd like to think people were already diving in
with the comments it doesn't look like something that's allegedly at that other end does it
no it doesn't i mean it's got a great look and feel i mean everything about it you know who put
the the socket that we looked at previously the light switch you know and those light switches
have some really generous size terminals in them done they're all captive screws as well don't they
yeah i mean that yeah just yeah look and feel quality i like this range yeah it's uh
i like this range as well but we're interested in your opinion what do you think of the MK base
range did you know it existed you've been fitting it and you want to give us some feedback on what
you've been doing and maybe some standout features within the range are you currently
fitting MK stuff and you didn't realize it was around and now you're gonna trundle down to your
electrical wholesaler to find out more about this or were you never using it and now all of a sudden
you're thinking it gives you a chance to level up your installations in the future please leave all
those comments below and we'll try and get back to as many as we can and the coffee please now Gary