Hi,
As I’m waiting for our new kitchen to be delivered I’m doing some prep work including removing the old tiles. The new kitchen will have splashback panels rather than tiling but on checking the spec find that they are a lot thicker than the tiles that I am removing. The problem I’m going to be faced with is the wiring to quite a few of the wall sockets are not going to reach the sockets when the panels are in place. As I don’t intend running new cable to each socket the only thing I can think to do is to extend the wiring to the required lengths. It goes without saying that I want to do this properly and safely. Had a look on the internet at the ratchet crimping tools but find quite a few ranging in price from about £20 (on Ebay) to about £50 at Electrical retailers. So can anyone with experience with these devices please point me in the right direction for a crimper suitable for a 2.5mm two core and earth cable that will do the job that I am doing (please).
As I’m waiting for our new kitchen to be delivered I’m doing some prep work including removing the old tiles. The new kitchen will have splashback panels rather than tiling but on checking the spec find that they are a lot thicker than the tiles that I am removing. The problem I’m going to be faced with is the wiring to quite a few of the wall sockets are not going to reach the sockets when the panels are in place. As I don’t intend running new cable to each socket the only thing I can think to do is to extend the wiring to the required lengths. It goes without saying that I want to do this properly and safely. Had a look on the internet at the ratchet crimping tools but find quite a few ranging in price from about £20 (on Ebay) to about £50 at Electrical retailers. So can anyone with experience with these devices please point me in the right direction for a crimper suitable for a 2.5mm two core and earth cable that will do the job that I am doing (please).