deep-well socket wrench

14:43 Jan 25, 2014 

as so the interpretation of the phrase "deep well socket" . What convinced me that they are talking the size of the well rather than the size of the wrench (allowing one to reach deep place) is that when you do an image search for deep well socket you get mostly images of elongated wrench sockets. I own sets of normal wrench sockets, and they are all much shorter than the ones depicted on line as deep well sockets. Besides, they are used for fridges and it does not make sense to use specialized wrenches with extra-long handles.

12:08 Jan 25, 2014 

I might be wrong but I never heard of a "clé a douille profonde"... A google search does find the term but I suspect it's an "automatic" translation. "Longue" is fine but "profonde" surprises me a little bit.

11:32 Jan 25, 2014 

I mean, my document deals with fridges, this is all the specific context I can provide, the term is not used extensively or explained in any way.

11:30 Jan 25, 2014 

It is a wrench used for bolts/studs employed when installing fridges.

07:44 Jan 25, 2014 

I am not personally familiar with the term 'deep-well' used in this context, though I'm sure others are of course; but the question I ask myself is, which of the two possible meanings is actually the one intended here?

This might be referring to a socket that is longer than usual, and hence can be used to fit over longer studs etc. — one typical kind being the special long sockets used for removing spark plugs etc. But I've never heard this described as 'deep-well', and indeed, I've never some across the use of 'well' to describe the hollow part of a socket wrench.

The second interpretation that springs to mind is that it is a socket intended for reaching down to nuts that are located in a 'deep well'; this seems to me a more probable explanation, except for the fact that any ordinary socket (in a modular system) can be made 'long reach' just by adding an extension... but then again, do we know this is actually a modular socket system? 'Socket wrench' without further qualification doesn't necessarily imply that!

I think care is needed here!