Hi,
Whilst changing a plug socket' i've managed to screw one of the screws into the live wire causing some of the red (pre 2004) casing to be removed, exposing a very small amount of copper.
at the time i didnt realise this was the case so luckily my fuse box wasnt turning back on (the screw was still in the live wire) but i just wanted to know what the best fix was for this.
given how small the exposure is (less than 2mm) could i wrap some insulating tape around it as a precautionary measure or would i need to cut it all off and try and extend? the other wires (neutral and earth) are fully covered and i dont think i'd be comfortable trying to do the heat shrink method.
or is there another solution i'm not aware of...
photo attached
thanks in advance
Whilst changing a plug socket' i've managed to screw one of the screws into the live wire causing some of the red (pre 2004) casing to be removed, exposing a very small amount of copper.
at the time i didnt realise this was the case so luckily my fuse box wasnt turning back on (the screw was still in the live wire) but i just wanted to know what the best fix was for this.
given how small the exposure is (less than 2mm) could i wrap some insulating tape around it as a precautionary measure or would i need to cut it all off and try and extend? the other wires (neutral and earth) are fully covered and i dont think i'd be comfortable trying to do the heat shrink method.
or is there another solution i'm not aware of...
photo attached
thanks in advance