Removing a ring main socket

[jcalow]

Sorry, there is probably already a guide on here for this, but I can't find it. I am needing to remove a ring main socket and for aesthetic purposes I can't use a blanking plate. I understand I can't leave live wires in the wall. So what would be the correct procedure/route for channeling wires to bridge to the next socket?

Many thanks,


Josh

 

[londonboy]

Is there floorboards below or is it a solid concrete floor?

 

[bongos]

Is there another socket outlet horizontal or vertical of the one you want to remove? If there is then you could remove the s/o, crimps the cables and cover. The diagram below shows the safe zones.

If you end up doing this then the cable must remain in a safe zone shown on the diagram.

 

[ccam108]

Is there another socket outlet horizontal or vertical of the one you want to remove? If there is then you could remove the s/o, crimps the cables and cover. The diagram below shows the safe zones.

If you end up doing this then the cable must remain in a safe zone shown on the diagram.

The problem with that is that the cables probably run down from the existing socket to the floor, which would be outside a safe zone when the socket is removed.

If you have a wooden floor, simply pull the cables back down under the floor, crimp and enclose in some sort of enclosure.

Colin C

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Or replace the two cables with a single piece linking the sockets either side of the removed one...