Help. Socket removal

[Singer]

Sorry I'm newly qualified. Wagos? Was thinking of chocolate blocks and tape

WAGO's are maintenance free connectors.
If you terminate cables into a junction box and that junction box can't be accessed for maintenance ie under floorboards you must use maintenance free connections. WAGO's give you this option. They are incredibly simple to install - do all the connections first before you squeeze them all into the box - simple.

 

[mogga]

Your correct doing it properly as suggested by removing cablkes from wall and correctly joining or pulling in a new section of cable (Prefered option IMO) will be more expensive than a BODGE job but you willl sleep better having done a proper SAFE job rather than a cheap bodge unsafe job

 

[335-pilot]

Thanks chaps. I now have a plan. Either remove or leave blanking plates. Il have a look tomorrow night.

 

[tanglewood]

Hi, not even sure why your asking the question, any joins in cable must be accessible, quite a basic thing really. remove any accessories and you must make sure, usually by a blank plate that cables are run vetically or horizontally. That still doesn't change the point of ALL joins must be known and accessible.

 

[JUD]

Hi, not even sure why your asking the question, any joins in cable must be accessible, quite a basic thing really. remove any accessories and you must make sure, usually by a blank plate that cables are run vetically or horizontally. That still doesn't change the point of ALL joins must be known and accessible.

Apart from the exceptions described in 526.3.​

 

[tanglewood]

Not going to argue JUD, but all sparks are different all do their own thing as long as it complies, but i would never join a cable and see it plastered over.

 

[1shortcircuit]

Absolutely not.....apart from invisible joints in the wall,you will have live cables not in a safe zone....these sort of bodges are garanteed future problems.

If it's worth doing then it's worth doing right and being able to go home and sleep at night.

I was recently asked to do a similar job and was instructed by the boss to just remove accessories, join in the backbox and bag up so that they could be plastered over... Umm< don't flipping think so!!!

As has already been pointed out, there will be live cables concealed within the walls with no indication that they are there. You need to stick to the safe zones and if you can't then you need to well and truly cover your ---.

You must pull these cables out of the wall, it's the RIGHT way! :thumbsup

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Sorry I'm newly qualified. Wagos? Was thinking of chocolate blocks and tape

Chocolate blocks and tape are extreme bad practice and according to the association of Chief Fire Officers one of the major causes of house fires in the UK.

 

[malcolmsanford]

WAGO's are maintenance free connectors.
If you terminate cables into a junction box and that junction box can't be accessed for maintenance ie under floorboards you must use maintenance free connections. WAGO's give you this option. They are incredibly simple to install - do all the connections first before you squeeze them all into the box - simple.

The maintenance free junction boxes until 01/01/12 still also have to be accessible.

 

[Johnny-G]

The maintenance free junction boxes until 01/01/12 still also have to be accessible.

Now I'm confused, is that to do with the amendments?