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Moving an electrical socket

  • 08-03-2017 2:25pm
    #1
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,419 ✭✭✭✭


    This is probably a straight forward job but I want to move a socket from floor level to counter top level. I was just going to disconnect the old one, add a connector block and run some new flex up through the wall to the new position. That sound about right, or should I be doing something else or is it only a job for a spark?


Comments

  • #2
    Jack the Stripper
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Jack the Stripper


    You could leave the old one and use it as the joint up to the new one.


  • #3
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    I'd also leave the old one there - depends on whether the existing circuit is a ring or a radial.

    If in any doubt, get a sparks in, this isn't something you want to attempt unless you are 100% sure of the risk to you and your family.


  • #4
    Jack the Stripper
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Jack the Stripper


    I would also carry out a risk assessment.


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