I am looking at rewiring/ adding extra sockets etc to a 1960's bungalow I have just bought.
There is only 1 single socket in each bedroom and I am looking to increase this to about 3 doubles.
The existing wiring is PVC insulated although the earth is not sheathed at the sockets. It is sunken into the wall by plastic or metal channel.
My questions are as follows:
1. Do I need to replace this wiring as it is PVC insulated. What evidence is there that it degrades over 50 years to a point of being unserviceable. I find it hard to understand if this is so as it takes thousands of years to breakdown in landfill sites.
2. If I do replace it. is it possible to pull out the old cables and insert new. any tips on how to do it.
3. For the extra sockets I'm chasing the cable into the wall and threading it through oval conduit. Is 20mm conduit suitable for 2.5T&E & will both cables fit in the one conduit. Is there any tips to pull them through easier.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
There is only 1 single socket in each bedroom and I am looking to increase this to about 3 doubles.
The existing wiring is PVC insulated although the earth is not sheathed at the sockets. It is sunken into the wall by plastic or metal channel.
My questions are as follows:
1. Do I need to replace this wiring as it is PVC insulated. What evidence is there that it degrades over 50 years to a point of being unserviceable. I find it hard to understand if this is so as it takes thousands of years to breakdown in landfill sites.
2. If I do replace it. is it possible to pull out the old cables and insert new. any tips on how to do it.
3. For the extra sockets I'm chasing the cable into the wall and threading it through oval conduit. Is 20mm conduit suitable for 2.5T&E & will both cables fit in the one conduit. Is there any tips to pull them through easier.
Any advice would be much appreciated.