UK Drilled into wire in kitchen

[westward10]

I suspect that cable could be fully replaced.

 

[Julie.]

Juist been quoted around £70 - Electrician said probably using a Wago box to repair?

Tbh as it's plasterboard, the best, quickest, and easiest would be to pull a new length through using the existing cable and re-terminate each end.

No repair to the wall needed then.

Cable of that length would be way cheaper than a wago box and joints.

 

[timhoward]

Are we all on the same page that this is the feed side not the load?

 

[Pretty Mouth]

Are we all on the same page that this is the feed side not the load?

That's what I assumed. I'd expect the cable goes up the wall, horizontally through the ceiling void, then down (or perhaps up) to the next point on the circuit. I can't see a new cable being pulled through that route, not without a few holes being cut. Wagobox is how I'd tackle this.

 

[timhoward]

That's what I assumed. I'd expect the cable goes up the wall, horizontally through the ceiling void, then down (or perhaps up) to the next point on the circuit. I can't see a new cable being pulled through that route, not without a few holes being cut. Wagobox is how I'd tackle this.

Only other option I could see is if by some miracle there was easy access to floor boards above, or (depending on flooring) an SBC access hole above.

 

[davesparks]

Tbh as it's plasterboard, the best, quickest, and easiest would be to pull a new length through using the existing cable and re-terminate each end.

There's no way of knowing from that picture whether a new cable could be pulled in or not.
All we know is that there is plasterboard on the wall, we don't know if it is hollow or dot and dab, whether the cable is fixed in place or free to move.

We also have no idea what is above this room to know whether or not the cable can be readily accessed to replace it.

 

[MJPD29]

Realistically, ideally the cable would be replaced. We all know that's not always possible and a suitable joint can be made, but you'll need to repair the plasterboard after

 

[Julie.]

Oops, I guess I should have looked closely!

I just took a quick look, and from the previous posts, assumed it was between the switch/fcu and the socket outlet.

Yeah, probably not as easy as I first thought.

I would still try to pull it through if it looks possible, but a joint is probably necessary.

 

[littlespark]

A joint, in a suitable box, requiring a larger hole to be made…

Either a new socket in that exact place, or a carefully hung wall calendar.

 

[Markyd]

I cant see how he is going to fix this with a wago box unless there is slack on one of the cables as the wago MF box only has cable entry points at one end and also needs to check if they can be buried or plastered into a wall as i think they have to be in free air......not 100% sure though, before i get roasted