UK Wiring advice for a novice

[Tommy10toes]

I discovered a blank face plate in our large food cupboard and thought- ‘if there’s wiring behind this then I could put a little microwave in there’

There is wiring. (See horrible photo) so I will wire in a single plug socket there.

Being a novice I wanted to check the following-
After isolating power I will attach the following to their respective holes in the outlet:

Brown - live
Red- neutral (I’m used to being blue?)
Green yellow- earth

Question- I notice the wires are doubled up together in the terminal blocks. Why is this? Cos they come from different sources? If so why not just bring the power from one source?

I’m assuming I attach each pair of wires as one into their respective holes in the new outlet I will put in.

Thanks in advance for any advice that will potentially save my life

 

[littlespark]

OP means “original post” or “original poster”

The evidence we have is a single box. We think it’s shallow, so suggests a switch, rather than a socket. But photo can be deceiving.
It also shows 1.5mm cable. Again, not conclusive.
Red tape on black conductor. This also suggests a light switch. Red for feed, identified black for switch wire.

I’d say discarded lightswitch 99% sure.


The 100% confirmation is by testing between that red and black. Which none of us can do over the internet.

The OP has already said he will get an electrician in. Best course of action.

 

[davesparks]

thats a a single socket on a ring main no reason why a new socket could not be added just find which circuit its part of live and neutral into the socket plus the earth a simple job

The OP has already told us that it has been confirmed to be an old light switch.

So maybe it's time to give up flogging this rather dead horse!

 

[yorkieone]

it looks like a single socket on a ring was removed so adding it back is easy but, find the fuse circuit its on guessing its a 32 amp ring or 16/20 amp radial

me bad i have just re-looked at the photo it was a light switch red tape on switch line doh

 

[littlespark]

Is this a new thing?
#1 post at the top of every page.

I thought there had been a cull of overnight messages.

 

[yorkieone]

it looks like a single socket on a ring was removed so adding it back is easy but, find the fuse circuit its on guessing its a 32 amp ring or 16/20 amp radial

i need new glasses its a switch back box black marked red switch line Doh