Drilled through wire sheath, advice to make safe until after Xmas

[Spoon]

From a bit of googling it seems there is no fix for this, just replacing the entire wire?? That seems pretty drastic.

The entire cable does not need to be replaced. There are other options but replacing it is the best option.

 

[westward10]

Assuming that is a ring final you could for now knock another back box in, replace the damaged section and fit a socket to it.

 

[davesparks]

Yeah, have turned it back on and everything works fine still

It will still work fine from the point of view of the appliances plugged in to the circuit. However it is very dangerous from the point of view of and person near it, there are exposed live conductors which presents an electric shock hazard. Plus if something was to accidentally make contact it could spark and start a fire.

 

[Spoon]

It will still work fine from the point of view of the appliances plugged in to the circuit. However it is very dangerous from the point of view of and person near it, there are exposed live conductors which presents an electric shock hazard. Plus if something was to accidentally make contact it could spark and start a fire.

Will probably trip the RCD again when he's cooking the mashed potatoes for the xmas meal as well....

 

[westward10]

He could pack it out with goose fat.

 

[Spoon]

He could pack it out with goose fat.

I have quite a bit of fat going spare....

 

[cprfenom]

This looks like a B&Q kitchen rewire!! why does it even route that way!!

 

[Spoon]

T why does it even route that way!!

They only need to do the one channel in the wall for the socket and cooker socket.... That's what I'm guessing.

 

[ipf]

Get someone in to sort it.....if you can't, timber over and put the cooker in front (desperate measure), then get it repaired ASAP. The conductors do look intact, though damaged and in urgent need of repair. If it doesn't trip, the RCD protection is very helpful. Use as minimally as possible.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

still plenty of time to pop to local corner shop and get some of them microwave Christmas dinners... then next week get an electrician in to repair the cable, you dont have to rip it out, it could be repaired in situ, but its a case of which method and whether it will be accessible afterwards that will determine the best course of action.

 

[ipf]

still plenty of time to pop to local corner shop and get some of them microwave Christmas dinners... then next week get an electrician in to repair the cable, you dont have to rip it out, it could be repaired in situ, but its a case of which method and whether it will be accessible afterwards that will determine the best course of action.

Hmm!.....replace the short piece from the socket and install another at the point of damage, maybe?

 

[westward10]

Hmm!.....replace the short piece from the socket and install another at the point of damage, maybe?

As in #17

 

[Midwest]

Poor old OP, probably getting an ear bashing from her indoors.

If it were me, and wearing the hat of a diy'er, I'd turn off the kitchen sockets, plug necessary appliances into ext. leads, and wait till after Xmas. Hopefully the oven is on its own circuit, and he has another RFC to plug in those ext. leads . Or else its off to the in-laws for Xmas

 

[ipf]

As in #17

Great minds think...................basically

 

[Spoon]

Have we scared away another OP....