Had a bit of a shocker putting up a shelf yesterday. Drilling final hole to put a plug in the wall and the light went off in the room I was in.
Sure enough, there was a bit of copper sticking out sideways which obviously carried juice to the kitchen light.
Anyway, chipped away at the plaster to get a better look at it and what I have is the picture below. My first instinct was to find a bit of copper wire somewhere and tape it over the gap with electrical tape, restore power and put the shelf over the top of it and never think of or see it again.
I could get an expert round but it seems like overkill for what it is. Could someone suggest to me the best way of doing it which is loosely acceptable from an H&S point of view? Was assuming I’d need to get a soldering iron, form a more serious join between the two ends and then cover them up with heat shrink. Or is a junction box needed?
The earth wire is still intact in its plastic, it’s only the live wire that’s been cut.
Thanks
Sure enough, there was a bit of copper sticking out sideways which obviously carried juice to the kitchen light.
Anyway, chipped away at the plaster to get a better look at it and what I have is the picture below. My first instinct was to find a bit of copper wire somewhere and tape it over the gap with electrical tape, restore power and put the shelf over the top of it and never think of or see it again.
I could get an expert round but it seems like overkill for what it is. Could someone suggest to me the best way of doing it which is loosely acceptable from an H&S point of view? Was assuming I’d need to get a soldering iron, form a more serious join between the two ends and then cover them up with heat shrink. Or is a junction box needed?
The earth wire is still intact in its plastic, it’s only the live wire that’s been cut.
Thanks