Removing existing socket & replacing with a spur

[rusky]

OK, here's the situation.

The house was rewired years ago & the person who did it ran the cable (2 x 2.5mmT+E) in conduit on the surface of the wall (original single T+E wire still in the capping in the wall).

As I don't really want to chase the new cables into the wall, can I pull the cables up into the loft & wiret them into a junction box, run a cable to a metal clad socket for loft power & run some new T+E down the original conduit (assuming I can get the old out!)?

If the old cable will come out, what is the best way of feeding the new down? strong string to the old & pull the string through then use the string to pull the new through or am I completely off target here?

Thanks

 

[breezer]

why not just settle for a jb in the loft?

 

[rusky]

It just seems the ideal time to put a socket in since there's no light or power up there at the moment.

what's the best way to replace the original cable in the conduit?

 

[kai]

Why not fit an MK metalclad socket in the loft, and run the spur off from that?

 

[rusky]

I probably will if I can get all 3 conductors in the screw terminals.

Still stuck with getting the old cable out & the new in though!