Fitting a new socket

[jrussuk]

Hi all
Im fitting a dishwasher and need to install a socket under the work top for it. When i removed a cupboard to make space for the washer ive found a roll of cable which i think the previous owner ( who was an electrcian) has wired up as a spur. The cable is taped up but is live when i tested it.When i switch off the fuse for the kitchen sockets it goes dead so i presume it is a spur.What i need to know is can i fix a socket myself or do i need to get an electrcian in? Im a competent DIYer who has a small knowledge of electrics, (i know the dangers of electrics and how circits work)

Many thanks

 

[JohnD]

trace it back and see where it comes from.

 

[saxondale]

and pay your fee to the council

 

[jrussuk]

I've traced back as far as i could and it seems to come from a socket. going by the thickness of the cable i asume it is a spur. And what fee to the council?

 

[stargazer]

And what fee to the council?

Part P - Legislation from Hell

 

[jrussuk]

Bugger so i cant do it then

 

[stargazer]

"re-fixing or replacing enclosures of existing installation components, where the circuit protective measures are unaffected"

is NOT notifiable.

So if there was a socket outlet there to begin with , which got damaged, you could replace it with a new one.

 

[jrussuk]

a ha !!! nice one