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Thanks for your replies. What are the connectors used and shown and do I need a specific tool to attach them to the cables?

Affirmative, it's not tape. It's a PCB.

IMG_20201017_081049 by TheJay posted 17 Oct 2020 at 8:14 AMIMG_20201017_081038 by TheJay posted 17 Oct 2020 at 8:14 AM Hello there, the cables aren't long enough and I want them to be black. Can anyone please tell me what this type of wire is called? It has four very small cores and runs on...

Just for closure: It was really easy to out the socket back on the wall with the cables behind as there was plenty of space.

Thank you all for your help.

I really hate blank boxes, there shouldn't be any crush with the extra space behind the socket as mentioned before.

Agreed. I'm hoping to get this done tomorrow. I'll wire up, test and then fix the metal trunking. Then I can see what I am working with in terms of filling. I may just fill with mortar. The plan is that the whole room will be reskimmed at some point so I just want a structural repair. In the...

Th The black cables are in properly, checked everything was tight. It's only temporary anyway until I figure out the wiring based on the diagrams provided in relation to my description and understanding.

Thanks for explaining the theory. Makes sense. I would be impressed if masonry and plaster/board could ignite though, there would be more chance of a plastic backbox catching fire.

I don't think the backbox size matters. What's the problem with having a gap? When my electricians fitted sockets in plasterboard, some had backboxes fixed to masonry 10cm into the wall and required extra long screws (the plasterboard was double layered for sound insulation).

Okay, thanks. I think I understand. The original right ring cable goes to the first socket, the new cable connects to the first socket as well as to the second socket. The new cable connects to that socket before connecting to the corresponding colours inside Wacos, which in turn connects back...

I don't think the wires in the socket are the ring, I think it's the other two cables. The socket is dead at the moment. I checked with the multimeter first and wasn't getting equal readings for all cables when fuses switched off. I think the cables I have fed through the backbox are the...

Turns out the original backbox was really deep so there's at least a 2cm gap between the new backbox and the plaster.

Hello there, I think I sussed it out. It's annoying how they were buried just under the surface of the plaster and to remove the backbox I had to pull the cables free from the wall. All sockets working except the conservatory and socket wired into what must be the spur circuitry?

Believe me, I've learned my lesson about wires and screws after tightening the faceplate on a socket before and hearing a bang!