I've had my upper floor demolished and rebuilt. This necessitated removal of incoming power and BT cable.
Getting the power reconnected is WIP - at the moment it is being supported by a piece of scaffolding but UKPN owe me a new cable as part of the fuse upgrade I am entitled to.
I would like to move the connection point for the incoming BT cable, but I am loathe to pay an excessive price for what is (IMO) a very simple job. The telegraph pole supplying my house is actually on my property, so access is not an issue. We are not due a fibre connection for ages, so anything I do is unlikely to be discovered any time soon.
Extending a cable under tension is probably not a good idea. In order to extend the incoming cable means effectively replacing it: I KNOW THAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO - but is it possible/practicable to?:
Sever the cable after it joins "my" telegraph pole metal hook
Join the cable whilst not under tension with one of these:
Retension wire to hook with one of these:
Run cable to new position on house
As I'm already off-piste I was thinking of dispensing with this and running it straight inside to the Master Socket - to reduce joins
Any critique or warnings more than welcome
Regards
Tet
Getting the power reconnected is WIP - at the moment it is being supported by a piece of scaffolding but UKPN owe me a new cable as part of the fuse upgrade I am entitled to.
I would like to move the connection point for the incoming BT cable, but I am loathe to pay an excessive price for what is (IMO) a very simple job. The telegraph pole supplying my house is actually on my property, so access is not an issue. We are not due a fibre connection for ages, so anything I do is unlikely to be discovered any time soon.
Extending a cable under tension is probably not a good idea. In order to extend the incoming cable means effectively replacing it: I KNOW THAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO - but is it possible/practicable to?:
Sever the cable after it joins "my" telegraph pole metal hook
Join the cable whilst not under tension with one of these:
Retension wire to hook with one of these:
Run cable to new position on house
As I'm already off-piste I was thinking of dispensing with this and running it straight inside to the Master Socket - to reduce joins
Any critique or warnings more than welcome
Regards
Tet