changing and extending bathroom switch

[Rhodes7373]

Hi All,

Easy one for you ....hopefully!

In my bathroom i have a pull chord next to the door, to turn on the lights.

I would like to remove the pull chord and extending the wire, down inside the plasterboard wall onto the outside of the bathroom.

What is the correct way to extend the wire, being in a bathroom environment.

Cheers

Neil

 

[gblades]

You could remove the pullchord switch (and cover the hole of course) and then go up into the attic and put in a junction box and then extend the cable from there down the plasterboard wall to the switch outside the bathroom.
The cabling then wont be in the bathroom so no problem.

 

[Rhodes7373]

Ok excellent, can i just use a standard junction box?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes. a standard junction box (not chock block!). Make sure it is accessible in case of future problems.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Is your lighting circuit RCD protected?

 

[Rhodes7373]

Hmmm not sure, pass. How could I find out?

 

[333rocky333]

If you can get in the loft, then why join it at all.

It most likely comes from the nearest light or may even be in a j/b already.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Hmmm not sure, pass. How could I find out?

Erm, its in your consumer unit. Pop a picture on here and we'll tell you but (honestly) if you don't know this very simple thing then you should not be undertaking any electrical work.

 

[MisterG]

Hmmm not sure, pass. How could I find out?

Unless your CU was fitted in the past two years, the answer is most likely no.

There was a change in the regulations in 2008.

Regards

MisterG

 

[MisterG]

Hmmm not sure, pass. How could I find out?

Unless your CU was fitted in the past two years, the answer is most likely no.

There was a change in the regulations in 2008.

Regards

MisterG

Actually it's more like one year.

G