Electric Socket repositioning

teddy_amok · Post by **teddy_amok** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:49 pm

Hello all, I hope you are well.

I want to reposition a double plug socket about 20" from where it currently is on the wall.

I did have money for it but again (im cursed) that money needs to go elsewhere (just paid £200 for new sat dish as other one blew off and now also need a roofer as storms blew off umpteen tiles).

Im not sure if I need a proffessional to move the socket and it needs to be declared under regs?

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Thanks for your time and help.

Regards
Teddy

teddy_amok · Post by **teddy_amok** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:50 pm

Heres the original double socket.

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:52 pm

Why do you want to move it ?

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:02 pm

Neelix wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:52 pmWhy do you want to move it ?

Maybe because

1) It is upside down

2) His charger lead is too short

teddy_amok · Post by **teddy_amok** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:12 pm

Pmsl

all of the above.

Small rooms and the way the place is now after having gas central heating put in we have no option but to cover this area leaving it inaccessible to getting hands/plugs in there. Dont want to have to move very heavy wardrobe when needing to plug something into the spare plug.

The joys of living in a shoebox.

Teddy

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:59 pm

general comment
storm damage may be covered by your household/contents insurance but worth checking as excesses and future premium rises as the excess /extra future costs may exceed any payment even iff not claimed :dunno:

in other words ask general questions never state damage that has happened as once "registered or recorded " it cannot be retracted it may be say £200 worth off damage but as a claim will get nothing back as a say £500 excess but will or can effect your future payment or treatment going forward??

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:22 am

Moving a cable is often more complicated than people realise. Do the cables come down the wall or go up from the floor? Is there 1 cable or 2? Does the fuseboard have RCD protection?

teddy_amok · Post by **teddy_amok** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:29 am

Cable comes up from floor. Theres 2 cables.

Fuse board is new with rcd protection.

Teddy

ericmark · Post by **ericmark** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:45 pm

There are safe zones, these zones are defined by the location of some thing visible like the socket, but can also be a blanking plate, so likely you can fit a socket on a spur from original, but likely even if not assessable the original socket or at least a blanking plate will need to remain to show where wires run.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:42 pm

teddy_amok wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:12 pm Pmsl all of the above.

Small rooms and the way the place is now after having gas central heating put in we have no option but to cover this area leaving it inaccessible to getting hands/plugs in there. Dont want to have to move very heavy wardrobe when needing to plug something into the spare plug.

The joys of living in a shoebox.

Teddy

If the area is going to be behind furniture, as an interim fix, I would extend the Ring using Wagos and surface fixing the cable to a surface mounted double outlet. Blanking plate covering the existing fitting.

Otherwise, safe zones........