my kitchen has been rewired and new kitchen more or less installed now. They have left an old single socket that is not being used and is behind the base units so of no use to anybody (it is still live). I was thinking about using the wiring to have an outside socket on the other side of the wall - is this reasonable/allowed? It is on a ring but having just removed the socket to see what's inside the earth is not connected to the socket, just the backbox...
Not sure why the earth wouldn't be connected - surely not just because there is no screw the terminal?? I wouldn't have thought earthing via the screws was sufficient.
Anyway, Could I remove the socket, use some choc block to spur off this junction in the ring and send the cable through the wall to an external socket, cover with a blank plate? OK, I know I can do anything , but it is a reasonable course of action?
When the final bit of kitchen is installed, this junction will not be easily accessible.
Not sure why the earth wouldn't be connected - surely not just because there is no screw the terminal?? I wouldn't have thought earthing via the screws was sufficient.
Anyway, Could I remove the socket, use some choc block to spur off this junction in the ring and send the cable through the wall to an external socket, cover with a blank plate? OK, I know I can do anything , but it is a reasonable course of action?
When the final bit of kitchen is installed, this junction will not be easily accessible.