I'm about to install a range cooker which is wider than the existing oven and I therefore need to move an above worktop 13A double socket 20cm to the side as the existing location will be behind the new oven's splashback.
I have chased out the 20cm and cut out the space for the new back box and was planning to remove the existing socket, extend the two ring cables using choc block, route the cables to the new socket location and cover the choc block/old back box with a blanking plate.
However, I have discovered that the existing socket also has a spur to the cooker hood, so there are three cables to the back of the existing socket. A couple of questions...
1. Is is Ok to just extend the spur cable to the new socket as well as the existing ring main cables?
2. If this is OK - can I run all three cables in the same conduit (to be plastered over) without thee being an issue of overheating?
3. The new splashback will cover over the blanking plate and will be screwed to the wall - I presume this is Ok since the choc bloc joints will still be "accessible" (I intend to label the new socket in some way for future reference) Is this OK?
4. Is there a "low profile" blanking plate available, as I'm not sure a standard one will be flush enough to the wall for the splashback to be totally flush?
Thanks for any help received....!
I have chased out the 20cm and cut out the space for the new back box and was planning to remove the existing socket, extend the two ring cables using choc block, route the cables to the new socket location and cover the choc block/old back box with a blanking plate.
However, I have discovered that the existing socket also has a spur to the cooker hood, so there are three cables to the back of the existing socket. A couple of questions...
1. Is is Ok to just extend the spur cable to the new socket as well as the existing ring main cables?
2. If this is OK - can I run all three cables in the same conduit (to be plastered over) without thee being an issue of overheating?
3. The new splashback will cover over the blanking plate and will be screwed to the wall - I presume this is Ok since the choc bloc joints will still be "accessible" (I intend to label the new socket in some way for future reference) Is this OK?
4. Is there a "low profile" blanking plate available, as I'm not sure a standard one will be flush enough to the wall for the splashback to be totally flush?
Thanks for any help received....!