Well, don't you think you ought to check, before getting all wound up wanting to move the socket to compensate?
Well, don't you think you ought to check, before getting all wound up wanting to move the socket to compensate?
Do you mean the copper of the neutral (which has/had blue, conceivably black, insulation) OR the bare copper 'earth' wire?
Brilliant thanks. I will turn the B32 RCBO off, test the wire using a voltage tester then see if the wire is actually nicked (exposed copper) if the sheath is cut but the live/earth/neutral wires are not then I'll tape over it. If the live/earth/neutral is cut I will then relocate the socket down 8cm. That way no extra joint
Probably the neutral copper as I can see (bear in mind the cut is literally 4mm across and less than 1 mm deep) a bit of blue. It's a tiny cut literally a glancing cut from a multi cutter not a full 'go through'
That's what I'm doing 1st thing tomorrow, and if there's no exposed copper I'll wrap tape around it and leave alone
OK. If it's not 'fully through' the blue insulation, you wouldn't be able to see any copper of the neutral.
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