Cut Through Oven Cable

[DIY Donught]

Hi All

Can you please offer advice, please don't laugh too loud at my stupidity!

Just fitted a new kitchen and appliances, approx 10 year old house. Yesterday I was coring a 125mm hole for the ducting from my new extractor hood. I first located a socket cable (old hood power), moved the cable clear then began safely drilling just below ceiling height...........wrong!!

The oven power cable was also coming from above and I cut clean through........some very choice language was used when the kids were out of earshot!! There is obviously now a 125mm section of cable missing.

My question is, can I repair the cable using a juction box (if so what would you recommend) or do I need the full cable replaced (which would be a nightmare).

Many thanks.

The stressed DIY Donught.

 

[Mac]

Hi All

Can you please offer advice, please don't laugh too loud at my stupidity!

Just fitted a new kitchen and appliances, approx 10 year old house. Yesterday I was coring a 125mm hole for the ducting from my new extractor hood. I first located a socket cable (old hood power), moved the cable clear then began safely drilling just below ceiling height...........wrong!!

The oven power cable was also coming from above and I cut clean through........some very choice language was used when the kids were out of earshot!! There is obviously now a 125mm section of cable missing.

My question is, can I repair the cable using a juction box (if so what would you recommend) or do I need the full cable replaced (which would be a nightmare).

Many thanks.

The stressed DIY Donught.

Hi and welcome to the forumYou could use a junction box,but it would need to be accessible,or pull the cable back up if you can,fit a J/B under the floor and replace the cable from there.Hope this helps.

 

[DIY Donught]

Hi and welcome to the forumYou could use a junction box,but it would need to be accessible,or pull the cable back up if you can,fit a J/B under the floor and replace the cable from there.Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply Mac. Do you mean pull back up to upstair then access from hatch on upstair floor?

So, could I also fit a juction box where the break is, this would be behind the false chimney on the hood so it would be accessible by removing the cover on hood?

 

[Mac]

Through crimps would probably be the best bet mate.They are now classed as a permanent connection and can be buried in the wall,then all you have to do is replace the piece of cable to the cooker unit.

 

[DIY Donught]

Through crimps would probably be the best bet mate.They are now classed as a permanent connection and can be buried in the wall,then all you have to do is replace the piece of cable to the cooker unit.

Sorry to keep asking more questions with as its the heavier gauge cable what crimps / junction boxes are required?

 

[Mac]

Sorry to keep asking more questions with as its the heavier gauge cable what crimps / junction boxes are required?

I take it the cable is 6mm.You will need 2 yellow 6mm crimps for the phase and neutral and 1 blue 2.5mm for the earth.