Hello all,

I have the following sockets installed in my apartment for the ceiling lights. It has holes for 3 contact points instead of the regular 2 that I've seen on this subreddit and elsewhere, with the exception of the 3rd contact point in the socket already. My theory is that I cannot simply use the plug with 2 contact points (sorry idk much about wirings and sockets). I have tried looking for solutions but I am not sure what to do here. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Kiitos

by BiG-29

7 comments

  1. Ceiling lamps have a different plug. Either they come with one preinstalled, or you need to attach one yourself.

  2. The third hole is for protective earthing. You should be able to use a plug with only 2 contact points, if the plug fits

    Edit: I was wrong, this is incorrect information 

  3. You can typically use the two prong lighting plug on these. It will just mean one of the two light switches won’t do anything.

  4. I am not an electrician so keep that in mind. The third prong is for grounding. I have installed a few lamps and some have grounding some don’t. So if the lamp you want to install has 2 prongs and fits the enclosure then you should be fine. If you need 3 prongs you might need to get yourself one with 3. Puuilo sells one if you look for “ABB valaisinpistorasia kruunu AKK3P” hope this helps

  6. They sell adapters for it as well, I bought last time in Tokmanni 🙂

  7. Three contact sockets are made for chandeliers that have two sets of lights that can be turned on and off separately from a two part light switch. A regular two prong plug will work just fine: the second switch just won’t do anything in that case.

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