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  1. M

    Would you use an old CU to extend cables.

    I recently inspected a job in a 1960s-era apartment building. Three of the properties have old Wylex rewireable consumer units (CUs) with Pyro wiring. To minimize damage to the 50-year-old Pyro, which passed testing, I propose the following approach: 1. Utilize the old CU as a junction box. 2...
  2. K

    Extend cable from fridge freezer to wall switch

    I have Liebherr fridge freezer and need to extend the cable from the appliance to the wall plug. The directions do not allow an extension lead to be used for this purpose.What should I do? Thank you Gill
  3. HappyHippyDad

    How to extend cables neatly when replacing consumer unit.

    I had a consumer unit replacement today. It was a bit of a nightmare as most of the cables were too short for the new unit. I extended the ones that required extending with crimps and a bit of heat shrink, but it took forever. Are there any other options that are easier? I don't really like...
  4. HoneycombEchoRomeo

    Junction box in loft with added wagos to extend lighting.

    Hi Guys, I have seen this in a loft and wondering if it is legal, the junction box is open of course. also one cable (1.5mm flex connects to a 3amp labelled FCU to an extension lead). it seemed the cables weren't able to fit as it was jam packed and someone added some wagos ontop. Can i keep...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Cat5e or telephone cable to extend CT clamp?

    I have to extend the cable for the CT clamp for a EV charger installation. I was going to use external cat5e CAT5E External Duct Grade Cable PE Sheath - 305m Box -...
  6. R

    Extend T&E Ring in Back Box

    I’ve bought some new sockets but due to the terminals being the other way round when compared to the original socket. I’m looking for a way to extend the line as it’s just too short. Absolutely no slack on the cables. I’m quite amazed really as I’ve 10 to swap, some were okay, and the last one...
  7. JayKay70

    What size wire will this need to extend it?

    Hi all, I have just pruchased 2 x Black & Decker Portable 7-litre Digital Air Cooler (BXAC65002GB) for my kids room and i know the length of the wire that comes with them ain't going to be long enough. I want to cut the end plug of and extend the wire using a flex connector instead of using a...
  8. V

    Can you extend meter tails inside a consumer unit ?

    ...and why would I want to do that ? Well, I'm faced with a real botch job of a consumer unit. Essentially this is a "new" consumer unit only put in a couple of years ago by a friend of the clients family who was apparently an electrician. However the unit they bought (a Niglon) had the main...
  9. T

    UK Is this ok to extend a ring main?

    I have had a new boiler fitted yesterday but the supply to the boiler has moved. The boiler is currently on a normal 3 pin plug plugged into a socket. What I want to do is have it wired into a fused spur. But in the future I want to run armoured cable to my shed off another fused spur on the...
  10. T

    Extend wire, how?

    Wire for immersion heater, coming out of concrete wall not long enough to reach the switch. How can I add a 1" extension in order to connect this wire to the switch, and still be safe? I'm looking for something small that would fit in the area in the concrete wall, behind the switch. The...
  11. eleanor jones

    Extend Cables to CU

    I have a consumer unit to move for my final assessment for NAPIT, the cables are too short. it is currently too tight to the ceiling. What is recommended to extend the cables by no more than 20 cms. Thank you Eleanor
  12. R

    Best way to extend a single back box into double on already tiled wall?

    Customer wants 1 single socket outlet turned into double point on his kitchen wall which is tiled already with single box hole cut out Is it best to measure out the space required to fix double back box , drill multiple holes around the edges and go round it with angle grinder diamond disc...
  13. G

    Extend SWA to consumer unit

    Hi guys. I have an old out building that has been knocked down and in it’s place an extension is being built. The old out building had a ring and a lighting circuit with water heater for a shower all fed From a ccu that came from the main house through 10mm swa. The extension is now going to be...
  14. D

    UK How to extend the wiring loop

    I have recently moved into a house and am giving it a full refurb. The wiring in one of the rooms has me stumped! I found a junction box under the floorboards and found that the only plug socket in the room was spured off this too (now removed). The two wires on the right go one direction into...
  15. Spoon

    Extend RFC to a detached building/garage/shed?

    You brainy guys may be able to help with this thought I was having. There has been a thread recently about 4mm radial from ring main. This got me thinking..... (No funny comments) So my question is: If you had a building/garage/shed, say about 5 meters away from a house, is it acceptable to...
  16. G

    Extend Ground Wire?

    Can you extend a ground, maybe with an inline connector thing? Perhaps I don't even have to, I don't understand why the electrician did it like this. I am replacing an old dimmer switch, which controls a chandelier-type ceiling light. I needed a neutral at the switch (replacing it with a WiFi...
  17. W

    7 core NYYJ cable to extend ring final circuit?

    Hi, Extending a ring final circuit off a socket in the kitchen through the wall into the shed on the other side. I already have 7 core NYYJ 2.5mm cable and I was wondering if I could use that to go through the wall to a J/B then connect to singles in conduit which would add about 4 meters in...
  18. T

    Need to extend a RFC - Zs not good enough

    Just after some thoughts on this. I need to extend a RFC, but the Zs isn't good enough to comply (it doesn't comply currently, but it becomes my problem when I touch it). It's currently about 0.70 ohms - what I need to extend it by will be minimal, maybe taking it up to 0.75 ohms. It's protected...
  19. W

    Would you extend this RFC?

    This is my first post so please be gentle! I've been asked to extend an RFC into an extension at the back of an 8 year old property. It is a TN-C-S supply with 2 RFC's, one for the Kitchen and one for the rest of the house. I've done some testing on the main house RFC as follows: r1=0.84 rn=0.84...
  20. D

    Live Loop in the switch, how to extend?

    Hello, another can of worms that I have had the misfortune to find. The Mrs decided to take out a wall, and we need to move the existing light switches. I thought it would be a simple job but it looks like the switch has the live loop running through it. I need to move the switch and just...

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