That picture uploaded rotated to the right. The socket is actually below a two-door bathroom cabinet which I will be replacing with an LED mirror. It’s a downstairs bathroom. I took the cabinet off today and chased the wall for the wiring for the mirror. I was just wondering what would be involved to do away with socket.
Shaver Socket to LED Mirror?
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Thanks.
Theoretically though, as I might just keep the socket, but i still have second bathroom to do, how would you get rid of the socket in this example if a mirror with built in shaver socket was used?
Getting rid of or relocating accessories is problematic, for two reasons.
1. There are rules about joints that are not accessible for maintaince. Spring terminals can be used, but only if part of a "maintaince free junction box" and I haven't seen one of those designed for burying in plaster. Crimping or soldering are potential options, but have their own issues.
2. There are "safe zone" rules. An accessory defines horizonal and vertical "safe-zones" in the wall, in which concealed cables can be, and usually are, routed.
So generally, getting rid of an accessory while remaining compliance means removing the cables connected to it from the walls. If continuity to later items on the circuit is to be maintained or if a replacement accessory is to be installed in a different location, it will often be nessacery to run new cabling either to the previous/next accessory and/or to a maintinace-free junction box or boxes located in a floor or ceiling void.
1. There are rules about joints that are not accessible for maintaince. Spring terminals can be used, but only if part of a "maintaince free junction box" and I haven't seen one of those designed for burying in plaster. Crimping or soldering are potential options, but have their own issues.
2. There are "safe zone" rules. An accessory defines horizonal and vertical "safe-zones" in the wall, in which concealed cables can be, and usually are, routed.
So generally, getting rid of an accessory while remaining compliance means removing the cables connected to it from the walls. If continuity to later items on the circuit is to be maintained or if a replacement accessory is to be installed in a different location, it will often be nessacery to run new cabling either to the previous/next accessory and/or to a maintinace-free junction box or boxes located in a floor or ceiling void.
Thanks for thecomments after mine. Yes I did realise, however I did not want to ramble on too much with all the caveats and why's and wherefores etc (you all know I sometimes ramble on a bit - or a lot) so, in my little way, I was trying to simplify it a bit if possible.
Having a relative who (nearly) always sends pictures the wrong orientation I assumed the OPs pics probably were too but I didnt want to complicate things by getting the OP to actually defintely verify (but experience has taught me that sometimes people do actually do things "The wrong road round" - I have had fellow electricians exclaim "I would never have dreamed someone would do it that way but you seemed know straight away what they had done!" , well yes I`ve seen a lot of things so not much ever surprises me these days (experience is knowledge more than intelligence though) - never assume.
Some of the Pros on here will know exactly what I mean and any of might be experts in one field but we all are not expert in other things.
Others on here might not have the same expertise in electrics and stuff but might be able to run rings around us with plumbing/heating/joinery/nuclear physics/astronomy/medical matters/car mechanics/accountancy/IT/weather forecasting etc etc etc.
Having a relative who (nearly) always sends pictures the wrong orientation I assumed the OPs pics probably were too but I didnt want to complicate things by getting the OP to actually defintely verify (but experience has taught me that sometimes people do actually do things "The wrong road round" - I have had fellow electricians exclaim "I would never have dreamed someone would do it that way but you seemed know straight away what they had done!" , well yes I`ve seen a lot of things so not much ever surprises me these days (experience is knowledge more than intelligence though) - never assume.
Some of the Pros on here will know exactly what I mean and any of might be experts in one field but we all are not expert in other things.
Others on here might not have the same expertise in electrics and stuff but might be able to run rings around us with plumbing/heating/joinery/nuclear physics/astronomy/medical matters/car mechanics/accountancy/IT/weather forecasting etc etc etc.
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