Electrical planning - How many sockets are enough?

It's not just about charging the phone... yes, it lies next to the head on the table at night and charges.

It's also about things like the baby monitor, which the woman plugs in and unplugs every morning and evening. Well, it's probably a matter of getting used to, but she says she would like to have it upstairs. Only now we already have to know which nightstand to buy for that, and we don't know that.

One more question about the stair step lighting. Next week, all the electricity will be installed, but there is only a construction staircase. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly how the stairs will run, so it will be difficult to provide a connection for every second step, right?

And again regarding the network cables. I tried to read up a bit now. Networking was always something I didn’t quite understand, although it interests me. Well, anyway, how would it look? I lay 4 such cables and then connect them under the plaster with a socket? The other end of the 4 cable strands I lay to the utility room, and then? If I have 20 sockets in the house, and all 20 cables lead to the utility room, where do I connect these 20 cables? My FritzBox doesn't have that many free slots ^^. Or can I twist several cables, all from one room for example, together and connect them jointly to one slot in the FritzBox?

That's right, Yvonne. And those who look will even find devices with a real power switch today. Philips TVs, Yamaha stereo sets. Karsten

@305 The four cables go to two separate outlets, each with two connections. In the technical room, all cables are connected to a so-called patch panel (a kind of large "network socket") and from there to a switch. From the switch, a cable goes to your Fritzbox, and your entire house is supplied with internet. [emoji6]

Actually very simple in terms of the system. Just google it, then you can probably imagine it well with a few pictures.

And because everyone thinks like that and every little bit counts, there are still active nuclear power plants.

Man, it's not about personal household costs, it's about a qualitative and preservable Earth.
The fact that there are more and more renewable energies now is not thanks to you, but to the generation of your parents. They are certainly grateful for this selfish attitude of their descendants.

Oh dear, you’re really bringing out the heavy artillery.
The standby power consumption of your entire household probably wouldn't even be enough to run a regular light bulb. That is simply irrelevant compared to the energy consumption we cause every day otherwise. Maybe think about that before you lash out at people like that. You, as a self-proclaimed full bath lover who blow-dries long hair.

Oh my, you're really pulling out the heavy artillery. The standby power consumption of your entire household probably isn't even enough to run a regular light bulb. That's simply irrelevant compared to the energy consumption we cause daily. Maybe think about that before you dismiss people like that. You, as a self-professed full bath lover who blow-dries long hair.

You're mistaken about me: I don't blow-dry! And I only bathe with someone else. And I no longer have any standby power here.

And it's true, as I say: it took 20 years for us to get where we are. You didn't even notice it. When we demonstrated and stood up for it, many of you weren't even around yet. For you, it's now a given to consume thoughtlessly.

But that's how it goes: you show your children that electricity comes from the socket. Modesty comes when a major disaster happens again or your descendants suffer a life-threatening illness for similar reasons. But you haven't experienced that yourselves yet either, so it's downplayed.

You just always have to be personally affected first or have grown up in this knowledge growth. So be it.

Edit: it's not about the electricity consumption itself. I consume it too. It's about the attitude of downplaying unnecessary electricity consumption just because it no longer costs anything.

Oh, by the way, something that just came to mind, I asked the electrician if he could protect the sockets and lights individually. He said that would be a lot of extra work and would cost a ton. I would just like to have sockets and lights on a separate circuit. Also, preferably each room separately, but even here, for example, he combines the living room and dining room on one circuit and also the utility room and guest WC together, as well as, I think, the hallway and office. Can you just add another breaker yourself afterward when he’s gone and wire it separately? Theoretically, it should only be a matter of switching one cable, right? Both neighbors, who are building completely on their own, are electricians and would help me.