repositioning a socket

[electricalImprover26]

Hi
I have no electrical knowledge what sooo ever. I have brought a new house. To save on cost we've agreed with our electrician that we'll do all the cable running. He has advised us on where to put cables.

In particular this socket point which I think is a little dodgy. JUst want to conform it complies with whatever regulations there are for electricial installations.

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• electricalImprover26
• 29 Nov 2012
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The black line is his proposed cable path but am unsure if this is allowed. The problem is there is a joist right blow that socket. Making it difficult to run a cable striaght down from the socket.

 

[SaladFingers]

Why do you want the cable to run there? Where are you moving it to? If there's a joist below, notch it so long as you're within x.25.

 

[bernardgreen]

How does the cable get to the existing socket ? Follow that route, open it up a bit if there are to be two cables to the socket.

It might be possible to drill from the back of the socket down at an angle to where that cable can be seen under the boards.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How does the cable get to the existing socket ?

By running part of the way on top of the floorboards by the look of it...

 

[rjm2k]

Yes, looks like the joist is already notched for the existing cable, can your sparky not trace that cable back to the next link and run a new cable up through the existing path to the new socket?

I'm sure the qualified guys will correct me but I believe if he uses that proposed path it will need to be buried more than 50mm deep or protected in metal conduit.

 

[AndyPRK]

whats wrong with connecting if off the other socket?

or would that be a spur of a spur

 

[SaladFingers]

If the first one is a spur, then yes, that'd be a spur off a spur.

That may spur you to think of another way rather than do that on the spur of the moment.

 

[rjm2k]

whats wrong with connecting if off the other socket?

or would that be a spur of a spur

Since the topic is repositioning you would have to assume the existing socket is going

 

[conny]

The existing socket is right on top of the 4"skirting so he is proposing to move it higher up to the new position. If he can trace that cable back under the raised floorboard on the right he may find a bit of slack in the existing cable so won't need to run a new one in.
Alternatively use the existing cable as a fish wire to pull a new length in.