Fitting a blanking plate
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OK then. Good stuff. So either:
a) take the earth wire out of the choc box, sleeve it, and connect it to a screw on the metal back box instead (there is no screw yet - the box is old)
or
b) sleeve the earth that I've got running into the choc box, run another earth wire (tail) out from the choc box, and onto a screw in the metal box.
or
c) leave it all as-is, because the socket that was on there was dead in the first place
a) take the earth wire out of the choc box, sleeve it, and connect it to a screw on the metal back box instead (there is no screw yet - the box is old)
or
b) sleeve the earth that I've got running into the choc box, run another earth wire (tail) out from the choc box, and onto a screw in the metal box.
or
c) leave it all as-is, because the socket that was on there was dead in the first place
Heh. Yeah, I know.
I've run a voltage detector over and around the socket with all the power in the house turned back on, and it's not detecting any voltage, so I'm leaving as-is.
There's a blanking plate there now, and a new radiator is going in front of it, so if there's any work to be done in that vicinity in the future, the sparky will know there are old wires there.
Thanks for all your advice, guys. I've learnt summat.
I've run a voltage detector over and around the socket with all the power in the house turned back on, and it's not detecting any voltage, so I'm leaving as-is.
There's a blanking plate there now, and a new radiator is going in front of it, so if there's any work to be done in that vicinity in the future, the sparky will know there are old wires there.
Thanks for all your advice, guys. I've learnt summat.
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If the property had off peak electric heating, it's possible that the socket was only live when the heating supply was on.
You best check that the supply for the heating is disconnected. Or you could have a BANG! at bedtime,and not the type you're hoping for !
DS
You best check that the supply for the heating is disconnected. Or you could have a BANG! at bedtime,and not the type you're hoping for !
DS
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