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Installing electric oven (4kW) and gas hob into new kitchen. Just want to check the existing wiring is all good and up to regs. From what I've read it sounds fine just want to double check. There is a dedicated circuit for the oven, 6mm T&E from the consumer unit with a 32A MCB. This runs to a...

Great, that’s what I was planning to do. Cheers all.

Any chance you could do a diagram? There is about 3-4 inches of slack on the damaged cable.

I know. Unfortunately without rewiring the entire kitchen I’m stuck with that. Completed by previous owners.

Had another look at it today. Managed to hack away enough to expose the damage. Definitely not soft plaster!! :LOL: Only one cable damaged, long cable returning to the CU so no chance of replacing that. I think I can remove enough to put a JB on the wall near the damage, cut & strip the...

Hi John, scrapped that idea. What do you think is the best option in my case? Cheers

Fair enough, I was trying to keep it as close to the original circuit as possible I guess but the 4mm option would be preferable as could be done with just one JB. Thanks. The hole is directly below the left hand socket behind the copper pipe.

I was thinking I might have another go at exposing the damage and seeing whether it is just one cable. If I could get access and reconnect the damaged cable I could cut a hole in the back of the cabinet that will go in front of it so that’s it remains accessible.

Pics attached. Offending hole is by copper pipe. The two sockets are on the same wall but the one on the right has plasterboard behind it (old bricked up doorway). Second picture is the previous socket.

I didn’t want to terminate the ring as I’d end up with a spur off a spur. But guess I could go for this approach if I used 4mm cable from the JB where the ring is terminated to the first socket. Then leave the 2.5mm connecting the two sockets. Would that be acceptable? I’m not sure what the...

Thanks for all the comments. It was my understanding that each pair of terminals (one in one out) on the J803 was independent so was intending to use it to connect the 4 x 2.5mm in pairs, I.e connect the two legs of the ring separately to keep the circuit as a ring. If this JB in fact doesn’t...

Appreciate it would be two Jb’s If using the standard round kind but given that the J803 has 3x4 terminals, could it not be used for connecting all 4 cables in a single box? As per this image but with the fourth cable entry also used.

During kitchen replacement I've accidentally drilled into a ring main cable (stupid mistake!!). The cable is buried in a very solid external wall so pulling it out and replacing with new cable is not a viable option. I plan to repair it by re-routing the cable to an adjacent spur and...

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Fair point. I'll leave out the tape. Just checked and it is in fact on the upstairs lighting circuit. Does this change anything? Still don't fancy pulling wires out in case future owner wants to reinstate the socket (I'm so thoughtful). A bit of white plastic on a white wall doesn't bother me...