Could anyone please advise me on the best way to do extend my ring main.
I am in the process of building an extension on the side of my house, i have done the first fix for the new ring main, however i now need to work out how im going to connect this to my existing ring main. At the moment im getting ready to break through into my extension. Where im knocking out the door way into the extension there is a plug in the middle of the new door way. i first thought this would be ideal to extend onto my new ring main but im having second thoughts.
Due to new regulations i cant just put a junction box on the connections on the old socket to extend the ring main (well from what understand i cant).
So i guess i would chase back both sides of existing ring main from this plug which is no longer needed as in the middle of new door way and connect them to the start and finish of my new ring in the extension?
Or could i crimp onto the old cables coming from the socket and connect to the new ring main?
Also, when making my final connections after the second fix is done, how will i do this making the least mess? By this i mean, the plasterer and joiner will have finished their part but i will need to get access to the old ring main to connect the extension up. I am going to leave long tails but not sure wear to leave them etc.
Sorry if this is long winded
Dave
I am in the process of building an extension on the side of my house, i have done the first fix for the new ring main, however i now need to work out how im going to connect this to my existing ring main. At the moment im getting ready to break through into my extension. Where im knocking out the door way into the extension there is a plug in the middle of the new door way. i first thought this would be ideal to extend onto my new ring main but im having second thoughts.
Due to new regulations i cant just put a junction box on the connections on the old socket to extend the ring main (well from what understand i cant).
So i guess i would chase back both sides of existing ring main from this plug which is no longer needed as in the middle of new door way and connect them to the start and finish of my new ring in the extension?
Or could i crimp onto the old cables coming from the socket and connect to the new ring main?
Also, when making my final connections after the second fix is done, how will i do this making the least mess? By this i mean, the plasterer and joiner will have finished their part but i will need to get access to the old ring main to connect the extension up. I am going to leave long tails but not sure wear to leave them etc.
Sorry if this is long winded
Dave