Pull wire out of conduit of existing spur socket

[nbr]

Is the circuit that the donor socket is on, protected by an RCD ??

Therr is an rcd tap in the consumer unit with a separate downstairs sockets tap. I believe the socket in question belongs to the downstairs sockets category

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Can you please expand as I am not sure I fully understand? The feed goes to a socket that was in a conservatory that, after the removal of the conservatory, will become an outdoor socket.

Add a box to the right of the existing one, your cut-off cable will then be long enough to enter that one. Then add a double pole fused spur, to the new box, fed from your working socket. That new spur, has two advantages...

1. If your outside socket developed an issue, water ingress etc., and began tripping the circuit, you have an easy method of isolating.
2. You can turn it off when not using it, to prevent anyone stealing your power.
3. (did I say two?) it resolves your cut short cable problem.

 

[winston1]

Add a box to the right of the existing one, your cut-off cable will then be long enough to enter that one. Then add a double pole fused spur, to the new box, fed from your working socket. That new spur, has two advantages...

1. If your outside socket developed an issue, water ingress etc., and began tripping the circuit, you have an easy method of isolating.
2. You can turn it off when not using it, to prevent anyone stealing your power.
3. (did I say two?) it resolves your cut short cable problem.

Why a fused spur? Why not a double pole switch?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Why a fused spur?

Goodness gracious me. Surely you of all people are not calling an FCU a spur.

 

[securespark]

A fused connection unit will allow the future addition of further external socket outlets as well as DP isolation.

 

[nbr]

Ended up like this.

Use round twin and earth cable rather than flat though (the round cable I had lying around had all the 3 wires readily sleeved) so will now need like 4 cable ties, 2 for the angle and 2 for closer to the socket where the cable protrudes (there is wood behind)

 

[JohnW2]

Ended up like this. ...... Use round twin and earth cable rather than flat though (the round cable I had lying around had all the 3 wires readily sleeved) ....

I presume that you are referring to flexible cable ('flex'), rather than what is usually understood by "twin an earth"?

Kind Regards, John

 

[magicmushroom666]

Did you check the size of the flex cores? a lot of them are commonly 0.75mm which is too small.

 

[nbr]

I presume that you are referring to flexible cable ('flex'), rather than what is usually understood by "twin an earth"?

Kind Regards, John

This one so yeah, flexible

3 Core Heat Resistant Flexible Cable - 2.5mm2 x 5m | Wickes.co.uk

3 Core Heat Resistant Flexible Cable - 2.5mm2 x 5m

www.wickes.co.uk

 

[nbr]

Did you check the size of the flex cores? a lot of them are commonly 0.75mm which is too small.

2.5mm2