How to fix a plug socket

[Darkwarrior]

I want to put a blocker on the socket. It was orignaly a two socket but due to bad builders they messed it up can you please help me out because it's very anoying

 

[Adam_151]

Please elaborate/ re-phrase your question

 

[Darkwarrior]

I want to put a blocking socket where the orignal one was because I don't want any power to be used through it. I recently dicoverd that there was another socket behind the plaster and they messed it up by putting tape around the wire and there had been a fire behind the wall. We had an electrician come out to it all he said he would do is just put a block socket onto it, he delt with the fire part and that's all sort I just need to know how to place it onto the socket

 

[PrinceofDarkness]

Perhaps you meant that you want to fit a blank plate over the existing socket box?

That might not be enough if you still have an old socket lurkiing behind the existing one. You'd be better off chipping away at the wall to try to gain access to the original connections and then to make them safe in an approved and accessible enclosure.



Lucia.

 

[Steve]

Is it a blanking plate you want? IE a plain white front with no holes or switches on it?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I want to put a blocking socket where the orignal one was because I don't want any power to be used through it. I recently dicoverd that there was another socket behind the plaster and they messed it up by putting tape around the wire and there had been a fire behind the wall. We had an electrician come out to it all he said he would do is just put a block socket onto it, he delt with the fire part and that's all sort I just need to know how to place it onto the socket

I can't really work out what happened, what the electrician did, or what remains to be done, but basically you should get him back.

If he came to sort out fire damage he should have done a proper and complete job, not left it half done.

 

[Activ8]

Spot on Mr.Sheds !! I agree, get him back my friend. You dont want any more fires !!

 

[Darkwarrior]

Thank you guys, the last time I saw that electrician he basicaly said that he can't be arsed in doing it because he kept making lies up for why he can't do it and yes it is a normal blank plate with no switch or plug in socket that I am trying too sort out

 

[sparkwright]

So what is it you actually want to know?

Are you saying you have some wires joined together in a wall box, and you simply want to cover this with a blanking plate?

Not sure what your question actually is.

 

[Darkwarrior]

Basicaly yes I have a load of wires sticking out of my wall and I wanna put a block plate on it

 

[sparkwright]

So are the wires joined safely together (as far as you can tell)?

What do you want to know about blanking plates?

Is it not just a matter of buying one and screwing it on with the two screws provided?

 

[bongos]

Terminate the cables in a suitably rated connector block.

Then screw a blanking plate to replace the previous socket outlet. Doubles are also available for what was a double socket outlet.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Thank you guys, the last time I saw that electrician he basicaly said that he can't be a***d in doing it because he kept making lies up for why he can't do it

I do hope that you didn't pay him for the half-a***d job he left half finished because he couldn't be a***d to do it properly.

He left you with bare live wires sticking out of the wall?

Is he a member of NICEIC or similar? If so, report him.

And report him to Trading Standards too, and if you did pay, and paid in cash, set HMRC on him - tell them he asked you to pay cash to avoid tax. That may seem harsh, but the guy is a dangerous and callous menace - he needs to be shut down by any means possible.

 

[SUNRAY]

Thank you guys, the last time I saw that electrician he basicaly said that he can't be a***d in doing it because he kept making lies up for why he can't do it

I do hope that you didn't pay him for the half-a***d job he left half finished because he couldn't be a***d to do it properly.

He left you with bare live wires sticking out of the wall?

Is he a member of NICEIC or similar? If so, report him.

And report him to Trading Standards too, and if you did pay, and paid in cash, set HMRC on him - tell them he asked you to pay cash to avoid tax. That may seem harsh, but the guy is a dangerous and callous menace - he needs to be shut down by any means possible.

I could not have put that any better.
If an electrician has come into your home and charged for a job, It should be done properly and completely and you should not have any reason to be here asking for advice.
Take BAS's advice.

 

[Stoday]

How many individual wires do you have sticking out? If it's more than three (brown, blue and green/yellow or red, black and green/yellow) then you must join the same colours together in the terminal block. Or the brown & red, blue & black.