Moving a socket

[JohnD]

It's better not to have junction boxes at all if you can avoid it. They have to be accessible so you can see where they are to fault-find and tighten the screws.

That was why I originally suggested running a spur to the new position and leaving the old socket in place where it might be useful and no more unsightly than a blanked off box.

 

[securespark]

You could run a spur from the old socket (and leave it in place) to the new one.

Regulations say that joints, junctions etc must be accessible.

 

[JohnD]

You could run a spur from the old socket (and leave it in place) to the new one.

Regulations say that joints, junctions etc must be accessible.

Quite. I mean that the existing socket is accessible, being on the surface of the wall. So the spur would be taken from this socket, the cable poked through the wall to the socket on the other side. The connections would be at the terminals of the old socket, which is visible and accessible, as I had suggested it would be left in place.

 

[pha]

Thanks for all this guys. I think it is going to have to be a case of leaving the socket in place and running a spur from it, as this appears to be the only feasible way of leaving the cable connections accesible. The junction box idea is nice, but judging by the reaction, thats not the way to go!! I guess it won't look so bad if i buy a new socket cover for it!