Berker S1 socket with child protection

With the glued retrofit inserts, you have to turn the plug, which really annoyed me with sockets that were hard to reach under desks or elsewhere.

I feel the same way. As I said, there are mainly 2-3 sockets where the vacuum cleaner is plugged in. I want to and will replace those. Thank you very much for your feedback. Then I can buy and install them with a clear conscience.

One more "stupid" question….
Is this actually about the deployment or is child protection achieved by the cover plate?

The plate is included in the socket insert, it is not available separately. The old insert must be removed and the new insert rewired. The socket frame can be reused.

The plate is included in the socket insert; it is not available separately. The old insert must be removed and the new insert rewired. The socket frame can be reused.

Thank you Then I will have a look around tomorrow

Caution, this integrated protection must explicitly no longer be called "child protection." It is a "touch protection," as there have already been accidents with fatal outcomes. According to the manufacturers, these protective mechanisms are not sufficient to protect sockets from children's hands. I quote from the Gira website (unfortunately, I am not allowed to provide a link to the source...):

"Last year, there was a tragic accident with a fatal outcome in a daycare center when a toddler playing came into contact with live parts of a VDE-certified socket with shutter from one of our competitors. The VDE Testing and Certification Institute took this incident as an occasion to point out that the VDE certification of such a socket with shutter is by no means sufficient to advertise it as "child-safe" or similar. At the same time, the institute has immediately prohibited the use of its VDE mark for sockets with shutter in connection with terms such as "child protection" or "child-safe" as misleading. Market surveillance authorities also consider this type of product presentation deceptive, as it falsely suggests that children could use these sockets unsupervised and in any way without danger to themselves. As the incident in the daycare center clearly shows, however, dangers to life and limb can never be completely ruled out in the case of improper use of a socket with shutter."

Even if the sticky things are ugly or annoying, I would never put my child's protection in the background for the sake of my own comfort.

Even if the sticking things are ugly or annoying, I would never put the protection of my child in the background for the sake of my comfort.

I would never do that either. That's why I'm asking here. I need to educate myself further on this, but it will probably stay with the current solution. Thanks for the hint.