Move or add socket?

[johnny2007]

Hi, our old fridge gave up the ghost, so we bought a new one which came with a stupidly short lead (3 foot).
The socket is 8 inches too far.
Wire is in trunking, so i can easily access it and just out of luck there are 6 inches slack along the line.
Is it better to add a socket or remove the existing, join the wire with wago connectors in a wago box and then place the new socket where needed?
Wago box would be accessible.
Or just use a short extension lead although I heard is not good?
Thanks.

 

[plugwash]

How is the existing socket fed? Is the circuit a ring or a radial? if It's a ring is it fed directly from the ring? a fused spur? an unfused spur?

 

[johnny2007]

Radial

 

[plugwash]

In that case you may as well just leave the existing socket where it is and extend to a new one.

 

[RandomGrinch]

This may be a late reply, but I have always used this type of connector to add a bit of length:
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BG458.html
I hope that helps!