Hi Guys
We decided to replace our gas cooker as it is working but ancient, but were told we needed to move the socket as it was above the cooker- fair enough.
The electrician completely disconnected everything from the old socket (there is just a hole there now)
And rerouted the cabling, he drilled a hole in the ceiling and chases down the walls.
The sockets were made live, and we have chases in the wall and above the new socket., i can actually see the metal box where the cables go into the socket.
I asked the electrician if the plasterer can just plaster the sockets straight over now and he said yes, but is this safe?
If wet plaster goes into the cable holes wont that be dangerous?.
Should the cables have been left unconnected to the mains until the plasterer does his job or am i being silly?
I am not sure how to get all this fixed safely, i have working sockets right now, but obviously cant leave the chases long term
Cheers.
We decided to replace our gas cooker as it is working but ancient, but were told we needed to move the socket as it was above the cooker- fair enough.
The electrician completely disconnected everything from the old socket (there is just a hole there now)
And rerouted the cabling, he drilled a hole in the ceiling and chases down the walls.
The sockets were made live, and we have chases in the wall and above the new socket., i can actually see the metal box where the cables go into the socket.
I asked the electrician if the plasterer can just plaster the sockets straight over now and he said yes, but is this safe?
If wet plaster goes into the cable holes wont that be dangerous?.
Should the cables have been left unconnected to the mains until the plasterer does his job or am i being silly?
I am not sure how to get all this fixed safely, i have working sockets right now, but obviously cant leave the chases long term
Cheers.