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Hello, hope someone can help...
We've had some work done by an (experienced) electrician. Part of this was to move a light switch to a new position to the right. It was previously in the middle of a wall with the cable chased into the wall going vertically upwards from the switch. He moved the switch by connecting a new cable into the old back box, and running it horizontally to the new switch position.
This doesn't seem right to me. Although the new (horizontal) cable is in a safe zone, the old drop of cable to the old metal back box no longer is (or won't be once the new cable and old metal box are plastered over!). Not to mention the inaccessible connection in the wall! He says it's all fine and we can plaster/decorate, but I don't agree.
Who is right?
Thanks in advance.
We've had some work done by an (experienced) electrician. Part of this was to move a light switch to a new position to the right. It was previously in the middle of a wall with the cable chased into the wall going vertically upwards from the switch. He moved the switch by connecting a new cable into the old back box, and running it horizontally to the new switch position.
This doesn't seem right to me. Although the new (horizontal) cable is in a safe zone, the old drop of cable to the old metal back box no longer is (or won't be once the new cable and old metal box are plastered over!). Not to mention the inaccessible connection in the wall! He says it's all fine and we can plaster/decorate, but I don't agree.
Who is right?
Thanks in advance.