Moving a spured socket

[Paul987]

Hi

Can any one advise on moving a spured socket 2M/6ft along a wall.

My wall is plasterboard dot/dabed on to thermalite blocks.

I propose to fit a blanking plate over the original socket & either crimp or use a junction box behind this to join/extend the cable horizontally along the same wall.

How deep & what protection is needed for the flat 2.5mm cable?

Thanks

 

[ericmark]

How deep & what protection is needed for the flat 2.5mm cable?

An RCD is required at origin of ring main with 32 amp overload or if radial then 20 amp overload.
Eric

 

[Paul987]

Thanks

I have old style removable fuses,no RCB or MCB's.

Can't I have cable under capping or in conduit?

Do I still have to bury the cable 50mm (from the surface)

The original cable down to the socket looks to be done this way.

Wall is the outside wall of my lounge.

 

[ericmark]

Yes it can be run in mini trunking on surface or under capping to assist with plastering but since it is a socket under 20 amp it will need RCD protection what ever you do to cable and the only difference between buried at less than 50mm and surface or more than 50mm is where the RCD can be located. If the cable does not need protecting then a RCD socket could be used but likely some of the cable will require protecting so at consumer unit is more likely to be correct location. Using Ali-tube could help but unlikely so I did not talk about it.
As with most jobs there are many ways to do it and also some gray areas so unless I write an essay I am bound to miss something.
Eric