TV man left us with this - how to fix?

[SUNRAY]

As I said, I've never tried.

However, the aperture in the one pictured above extends almost as far as the hoes for the faceplate screws, which makes it about a 50mm square - and, having just tried, I can confirm that I can get most 13A plugs through a hole that size in a piece of cardboard! That' assuming, of course, that there is nothing behind the aperture which reduces its effective size!!

Given that one can(I presume) 'hook' the earth pin over the edge of the aperture, one only has to get the L&N pins 'through' and they (plus 'case') are rarely more than 40mm or so.

Kind Regards, John

However the one pictured may very well look like a bigger aperture than I'm used to.

 

[winston1]

I think I need an electrician but is there anything they can (or would) do with the coax?

NO. An electrician is not the trader to use for aerial installations. You need a CAI registered aerial installer.

 

[SUNRAY]

NO. An electrician is not the trader to use for aerial installations. You need a CAI registered aerial installer.

I take it you're referring to those people who botch in many ways; like idly throw cables over roofs, lay them in gutters, drop them down rainwater pipes and generally speaking totally disregard the wiring regs and good practice?

 

[Sureitsoff?]

I've no idea how to sort this out.

get the person who did such a poor job to come back and sort it out properly would be my answer......

 

[winston1]

I take it you're referring to those people who botch in many ways; like idly throw cables over roofs, lay them in gutters, drop them down rainwater pipes and generally speaking totally disregard the wiring regs and good practice?

No I am referring to CAI registered installers, not those monkeys employed by the likes of sky. The wiring regs apply to electrics not aerial installation.

 

[JohnW2]

No I am referring to CAI registered installers...

In my experience, a good few of the perpetrators of practices such as Sunray mentioned describe themselves as just that.

.... The wiring regs apply to electrics not aerial installation.

So what?