replace a junction box (with a spur) with crimps

[BonfireMan]

If I had a junction box under floorboards that a ring main ran through and also provided a spur to another socket, how could it be replaced with crimped connections so it would not need to be available for maintenance and testing?

As far as I can tell you can only crimp one wire to another. How do you crimp three together? Is it even possible?

 

[RF Lighting]

You can't.

Either route the spur to an accesible connection point such as at the back of another socket, or rewire it to be included on the ring final circuit.

 

[rebuke]

It's not (you could use larger crimps, but it's likely to be fairly unreliable, and since it would be against the manufacturers recommendations also against the regs).

What you could potentially do, is use one of these http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/ASJ803.html - there is disagreement as to whether they are allowed to be inaccessible or not (no need to start that argument again on this thread!), but since you're basically stuck with needing something unless you can re-route / replace cabling, it would probably be better than one with screw terminals...

 

[Taylortwocities]

BonfireMan,

I assume this is to do with your other topic //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1147859#1147859

Just because you did not get a fast response from your last question (On a Sunday morning FFS) you should not start a new topic on the same subject .
You'll get much less help because it means people only get half the story.

And its bad forum manners...

 

[BonfireMan]

taylortwocities: I can't win. I've already been told off and had a Q deleted for asking more than one question in thread. This seems to be a simple and specific Q so I asked it separately. It was nothing to do with slow replies. No need to swear, either.

Thanks for the suggestion on the maintenance fee junction box. I shall look into that.