Moved shaver socket - correct installation?

Hi Everyone,

I got an electrician in today to move the shaver sockets in my bathrooms (approx 300mm each) in preparation for some large mirrors I'm having installed.

As the work is currently visible, I just want to make sure it's been done to an acceptable standard as I don't want anything to break once the mirrors are glued to the walls.

Attached is a picture of the old fitting. The two live, neutral and earth cables have been put into a large connector block with the new spur coming out the other end leading to the new shaver socket positions. The connector block has then been put inside the connector box and there is a rubber bung on each end the cables go into.

I just want to check this is ok and he shouldn't have replaced the whole cable?

Thanks

The questions that should be asked is will this connection still be accessible for inspection, test and maintenance and will the cables still remaining in what is considered a permitted safe zone.

In my opinion if a fixed mirror is to be installed over this connection then probably both answer would be no, so it would not be compliant to BS7671 (wiring regs) Also if a blank plate is not to installed on to the backbox, there should be no exposed insulation of the conductors, which I can see.

Ideally the cable should have been rerouted through the wall, in direct vertical line to the new location of the shaver point.
Do you know if this circuit has the additional protection of an RCD? As any newly buried cable should have this.

The link below will show you the permitted safe zones for electrical cable.
//www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:walls

As you will see the accessories plates must be visible for the zones to comply and also any none accessible joint must be made by a non-maintenance method, which I fear that your electrician has not done.

Hi,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes both circuits have RCD protection.

Also, the cabling is all still in direct vertical alignment as the shaving points have been lowered, directly below where they were before. The junction box seems to be there as he's essentially needed to extend the cables that goes to the shaver points because they're now lower.

I could request the mirrors be screwed on instead so they can be removed however this is not ideal and they have already been made. What should I request him to come back and do to make them non-maintenance?

If the joint is being covered by the mirror and therefore becomes inaccessible, a maintenance free method of jointing must be used and also the exposed insulation of the conductor cores must be either sheathed, or completely entering the enclosure they are terminated in. The method used would depend on if the cable is long enough so the sheath will completely enter the enclosure? They may be some slack on the upper cable to allow this or some alteration will need to be made to cable lengths.
Then the joint can be either crimped and heat-shrink applied or a maintenance free junction box used to make the joint.