Drilled through cable in wall, can I fix? (Photo)

[Sam22]

Drilled through cable in kitchen wall, tripped the fuse box. Switched back on and everything works apart from the cooker hood.

I've called electrician and explained, given me a quote of £120 plus VAT. Is that reasonable?

Is this something I can fix? If so, how? I have basic electrical skills (i.e I can install a new light fitting, install a dimmer switch, change a plug, etc...!)

 

[Midwest]

what's wrong with paul masson red? wine is OK and if you drink it in bed, you can use the bottle as a pi$$pot after. also useful as a piggy bank for £2 coins ( assuming you have emptied the pi$$ first ).

Its a poor French wine made in America, enough said. Bit like Coca Cola made in France.

Much better off drinking Guinness brewed in London, ohh no that got stopped
OP put your hand in your wallet, we all make expensive mistakes sometimes, forgive and forget.

 

[davesparks]

All this needs is a simple crimp in the wall, i wouldn't be messing around replacing the whole cable. £120 is a bit steep for what is a 30 minute job, i reckon more like £70-85 seems more fair.

Replacing the cable is the best option where possible, any joint is a potential point of failure.
But if a joint is the best option then soldering would be better than a crimp on solid conductors.

 

[davesparks]

Is there any other connection I could make that would be suitable? What about wago connectors? Or junction box in plastic casing?

That depends on your level of experience and competence to carry out the task. An improperly made connection will be susceptible to overheating under load resulting in a fire.
Do you own suitable test equipment to carry out dead and live testing of the circuit?

 

[stummish]

I have a good idea how car brakes work, but I won't try to fix mine if something goes wrong. I get a professional, because it could save my life... just saying.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Make the hole bigger and repair the cable with one of these

 

[wildgoose]

Cables correctly terminated using wago's inside a grey wago box with a tie wrap around the enclosure, is regarded as a maintenence free connection method. It would therefore comply if done properly.
Only connection methods that are marked as maintenence free (MF), should be used if it is within the wall. Hager also do a (MF) junction box.

 

[Rpa07]

Cables correctly terminated using wago's inside a grey wago box with a tie wrap around the enclosure, is regarded as a maintenence free connection method. It would therefore comply if done properly.
Only connection methods that are marked as maintenence free (MF), should be used if it is within the wall. Hager also do a (MF) junction box.

That's a Hager 32amp in the picture above posted by Taylor

 

[wildgoose]

Yep agree - only spotted it after pressing the send button for my previous reply.

Have used both the wago and the hager methods and much prefer the wago IF there's enough slack in the cables!
Unfortunately the small in-line wago boxes are not MF for some reason?

 

[telectrix]

quick squirt of expanding foam... it's instant MF.

 

[johnmc1969]

Drilled through cable in kitchen wall, tripped the fuse box. Switched back on and everything works apart from the cooker hood.

I've called electrician and explained, given me a quote of £120 plus VAT. Is that reasonable?

Is this something I can fix? If so, how? I have basic electrical skills (i.e I can install a new light fitting, install a dimmer switch, change a plug, etc...!)

 

[johnmc1969]

Through crimp- heat shrink- R1R2- ins. resis- Zs- make good- if that dont make sense - £120- not many people would argue with a repair on a drilled gas pipe for £120 and there's less testing to be done-

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

What a shot!
Straight down the middle.

Presumed you already got the advice needed just came by to look at if you drilled it properly

 

[Paul228]

If its a hollow wall and the switch is just below. The better option would be to pull in a new length. Bet it would go in fairly easy. Then reterminate and test.
£120 seems steep, get a couple more quotes.

 

[Midwest]

If its a hollow wall and the switch is just below. The better option would be to pull in a new length. Bet it would go in fairly easy. Then reterminate and test.
£120 seems steep, get a couple more quotes.

Hopefully, your find it's been fixed neither way by now (spelt you'll/either wrong way, for sparksburnout to comment on, in few days time )

 

[DPG]

Yeah why isn't sparksy back yet?