Moving a wall light up about 12 inches.

[charliegolf]

My conservatory has wall lights either side of the opening from the house, with cable behind dot n dab drywall.

I may need to raise them up a bit (to accommodate a vertical radiator one side of the opening).

They are fed from below, from socket circuit via a switched fused unit.

Can I extend the cable? If yes, how? Choc blocs?

Or should i try and run full length cables down to the fuse? I've kinda answered my own question! (But are choc blocs a respectable, legal fix?)

I feel quite able to do this work- is it notifiable. No other changes are planned. Thanks.

CG

Edit: Soon as I submitted, several similar questions were shown at the bottom of the page! Choc blocs were seen as good by one, and bad by another poster, as was crimping! Help!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It's not notifiable.

If at all possible, replace the cable rather than extend it.

If you do have to extend it, choc-block is not acceptable - use either a maintenance-free JB or crimps.

Is the circuit RCD protected?

 

[charliegolf]

Thanks for that BAS, noted about connectors.

CG

 

[ban-all-sheds]

And do take care not to drill into the cable when fitting the radiator