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Extra Sockets

  • 11-06-2020 11:52PM
    #1
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭


    I want to install a few extra sockets in my house (17 years built).

    I know I can do the work myself as well as any electrician would do it, or would I need to have a qualified electrician do the work?

    Are those round junction boxes still in use?


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  • #2
    Risteard81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    Up Donegal wrote: »
    I want to install a few extra sockets in my house (17 years built).

    I know I can do the work myself as well as any electrician would do it, or would I need to have a qualified electrician do the work?

    Are those round junction boxes still in use?
    Depends whether they fall within the remit of Minor Works. (It is quite likely that they would, but impossible to state definitively without knowing precisely what's involved.) That said, the work should still be done by a competent person and in compliance with the National Wiring Rules (and inspected, tested and verified).


    Round junction boxes need to be secured (they have fixing holes) and cables entering securely clipped to provide strain relief. Ideally they should also be accessible for inspection, testing and maintenance. They're probably not the best solution at all. (Bakelite junction boxes are largely a thing of the past.)


  • #3
    Chicoso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭Chicoso


    Up Donegal wrote: »
    I want to install a few extra sockets in my house (17 years built).

    I know I can do the work myself as well as any electrician would do it, or would I need to have a qualified electrician do the work?

    Are those round junction boxes still in use?

    You only think u will do it as well as an electrician


  • #4
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Up Donegal wrote: »
    Are those round junction boxes still in use?

    As a general rule it is best to avoid using junction boxes (where practical).


  • #5
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    That said, the work should still be done by a competent person and in compliance with the National Wiring Rules (and inspected, tested and verified).

    I share your view that this work should be tested but it is not requirement for minor works by a competent person. This was something that I asked the CRU directly (it was CER at the time).


  • #6
    Chicoso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭Chicoso


    2011 wrote: »
    I share your view that this work should be tested but it is not requirement for minor works by a competent person. This was something that I asked the CRU directly (it was CER at the time).

    It's a strange one

    Sums up a lot of the difference between Irish and UK rules

    There's a lack of detail in a lot of scenarios here. Add a socket or sockets and no need to test anything.


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  • #7
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Chicoso wrote: »
    It's a strange one

    Yes, here is the email


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