Hi
I currently have an existing double socket at eye level, intended for a wall mount TV. Since this will be inaccessible once a TV is mounted in front of it, I'd like to add a double socket underneath at the more usual height eg closer to knee height.
I found the following example here on the site but wanted to check a couple of things please.
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:extend_ring
The example shows one cable being removed from the pattress and running horizontally outside of the horizontal zone and the same for the return cable.
With the new socket I wish to add would it be correct to have one of the existing cables simply passing through the new pattress for the lower socket onwards to the existing socket above?
The existing cables run up the wall from the floor.
Would it be correct to then shorten one cable feeding up into the lower socket and then add a new length of 2.5 t&e to return from the highest socket to the lower one?
The example above states to remove the right hand cable but is that to be regs compliant or just that the example is dealing with some new sockets to the right of the existing one?
Kind regards
Justin
I currently have an existing double socket at eye level, intended for a wall mount TV. Since this will be inaccessible once a TV is mounted in front of it, I'd like to add a double socket underneath at the more usual height eg closer to knee height.
I found the following example here on the site but wanted to check a couple of things please.
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:extend_ring
The example shows one cable being removed from the pattress and running horizontally outside of the horizontal zone and the same for the return cable.
With the new socket I wish to add would it be correct to have one of the existing cables simply passing through the new pattress for the lower socket onwards to the existing socket above?
The existing cables run up the wall from the floor.
Would it be correct to then shorten one cable feeding up into the lower socket and then add a new length of 2.5 t&e to return from the highest socket to the lower one?
The example above states to remove the right hand cable but is that to be regs compliant or just that the example is dealing with some new sockets to the right of the existing one?
Kind regards
Justin