Fitting a blanking plate

333rocky333 · 10 Jan 2010

If it was a metal back box .
Then if only ONE earth wire, this would have been better parked up in the Earth terminal on the metal box.

If the ONE earth wire was just a link coming off the metal box, then leave as you have done, in a connector block.

AndyPRK · 10 Jan 2010

Justy said:
Hi there - many thanks for the quick replies.
I want to use a blanking plate as the socket is in my young daughter's bedroom and one day we might want to re-instate the plug point.

If it's just to prevent children poking thinging into the socket, Did you know you can get plastic caps which just push into the socket to make it safe for kids

BS3036 · 10 Jan 2010

AndyPRK said:
Justy said:

Hi there - many thanks for the quick replies.
I want to use a blanking plate as the socket is in my young daughter's bedroom and one day we might want to re-instate the plug point.

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If it's just to prevent children poking thinging into the socket, Did you know you can get plastic caps which just push into the socket to make it safe for kids

Just the opposite. The sockets are perfectly safe till someone provides an ideal tool for the kids to use to open the safety shutters. These stupid plastic things should be banned!

FourFootMedia · 10 Jan 2010

AndyPRK said:
If it's just to prevent children poking thinging into the socket, Did you know you can get plastic caps which just push into the socket to make it safe for kids

You mean these?

AndyPRK · 10 Jan 2010

ok. good point,

Mattsky · 7 Oct 2016

Holy thread resurrection I know, but I now find myself in the same position as the original poster.
I've discovered an old electrical socket behind a removed radiator. It didn't appear to be live, but I'm taking no chances and blanking it off.
I've screwed wires down in a terminal block, taped it up, and fitted a blanking plate.
From the photos, does it look ok? I'd really appreciate thoughts from any experienced sparkies.

Taylortwocities · 7 Oct 2016

Should be ok. I don't like terminal blocks if they cannot be accessed so would have used a maintenance free terminals there.

You say it doesn't 'appear' to be live. Did you test it?

EFLImpudence · 7 Oct 2016

Extra picky -

You shouldn't have cut the earth wire but sleeved it and connected it to the back box.

Risteard · 7 Oct 2016

Mattsky said:
Holy thread resurrection I know, but I now find myself in the same position as the original poster.
I've discovered an old electrical socket behind a removed radiator. It didn't appear to be live, but I'm taking no chances and blanking it off.
I've screwed wires down in a terminal block, taped it up, and fitted a blanking plate.
From the photos, does it look ok? I'd really appreciate thoughts from any experienced sparkies.

No it isn't OK. You haven't earthed the exposed conductive parts.

Risteard · 7 Oct 2016

Taylortwocities said:
Should be ok.

It really isn't. The box must be earthed.

Risteard · 7 Oct 2016

EFLImpudence said:
Extra picky -

You shouldn't have cut the earth wire but sleeved it and connected it to the back box.

That's not being picky. It's bloody important for leaving it safe.

Mattsky · 7 Oct 2016

Thanks folks. I did test the socket (by plugging in a hoover) and it didn't turn on. So I'm assuming it isn't live. (I did however cut all power before fiddling with the wires.)
What's the best way of sleeving the earth wire? If you can see, it just comes bare out of the main cable (without its own sleeve).

Simon35 · 7 Oct 2016

Mattsky said:
Thanks folks. I did test the socket (by plugging in a hoover) and it didn't turn on. So I'm assuming it isn't live. (I did however cut all power before fiddling with the wires.)
What's the best way of sleeving the earth wire? If you can see, it just comes bare out of the main cable (without its own sleeve).

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Earth-Sleeving-3mm-x-5m-Green-Yellow/p/710807

deadshort · 7 Oct 2016

ColJack said:
nobody mentioned ring continuity?

is this socket part of the ring?
if it is then you need to connect the 2 reds together, the 2 blacks and the 2 ( or 3 ) earths together..

Who is this Nobody ?

DS

Risteard · 7 Oct 2016

deadshort said:
Who is this Nobody ?

Not sure, but rumour has it that he expects the Spanish Inquisition.

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