Removing socket outlets

[Bobby34]

Hi guys and girls,

A client is moving their kitchen into another room that currently has a few sockets in it.

The sockets are currently on a ring final circuit that covers every socket in the house.

They've asked me to add sockets for the new kitchen so I am going to run a new kitchen circuit most of which can be done in trunking as it will be behind the units going in.

My question is am I able to replace the faceplates of the old sockets not being used/covered with a blanking plate and use maintenance free wago's inside so the ring for the rest of the house is not affected? (3 sockets I think that will end up behind units)

Thanks in advance

 

[Bobster]

The larger boxes have cradles for the connectors but the small ones don't, is a possible reason ? Not sure.

Not seen the small units before, but do they offer cable restraints? This is one of the main factors in a MF connection.

 

[Bobster]

The larger boxes have cradles for the connectors but the small ones don't, is a possible reason ? Not sure.

Not seen the small units before, but do they offer cable restraints? This is one of the main factors in a MF connection.

 

[Andy78]

Not seen the small units before, but do they offer cable restraints? This is one of the main factors in a MF connection.

They have the rubber fins on cable entry to hold the cable sheath firm like the larger box, but not the moulded plastic "stalls" that the connectors live inside.
The smaller boxes are a through box with cable entry each of the short ends rather than the one end.

 

[Baddegg]

They have the rubber fins on cable entry to hold the cable sheath firm like the larger box, but not the moulded plastic "stalls" that the connectors live inside.
The smaller boxes are a through box with cable entry each of the short ends rather than the one end.

For lighting circuits I believe, never used em though....

 

[Andy78]

 

[suffolkspark]

I think the only thing that makes it mf over the little one is it has the cable tie slot.... it's all a load of crap, I use whichever is most suitable at the time

 

[Deleted member 9648]

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I don't think either of those are stamped with MF. The smallest MF ones I've seen are around 4x4" and appeared identical to non MF ones in terms of cable restraints apart from size and being stamped with the MF symbol.

 

[telectrix]

time you bought the wago box, wagos, earth sleeved the cpc's, closed box with pipe grips, better off paying £4 for the quickwire solution.

 

[Andy78]

I don't think either of those are stamped with MF. The smallest MF ones I've seen are around 4x4" and appeared identical to non MF ones in terms of cable restraints apart from size and being stamped with the MF symbol.

The larger one is stamped MF inside the lid. Hard to see on my pic though, even zoomed in.

 

[Andy78]

time you bought the wago box, wagos, earth sleeved the cpc's, closed box with pipe grips, better off paying £4 for the quickwire solution.

Love the quickwire push in system, but I find wagos in boxes better to keep as they are completely flexible in the connection configuration. Quickwire only do one specific job.

 

[telectrix]

2 jobs. splitters and switching modules. and i'm told they're working on a splitter for 2.5mm/

 

[Wilko]

The larger one is stamped MF inside the lid. Hard to see on my pic though, even zoomed in.

Yes, only the larger box has passed MF testing and has the mark. I the lighting variant may well pass, but it hasn’t yet.

 

[123]

The Wagobox, Wagobox XL and Wagobox XLA are all stamped MF. The Wagobox light is little more than an expensive choc box really.

 

[Toneyz]

I never realised that, always thought the connectors were maintenance free regardless of what enclosure they were in, every days a school day as they say

So did I.

 

[Yozza19]

If the 3 sockets that are to be removed are near the centre of the ring is it possable to split into 2 no radial circuits and kill the sockets that arnt needed