How do you blank a double socket?
Remove the live connections from the socket and insert into a 32amp connector block. Tighten up the connections and cover with insulation tape. Repeat for the neutral and the earthing conductors. once that is done replace the sockets front with a blanking plate.
When would you use a blanking plate?
A blanking plate is used to cover exposed sockets, protecting them from moisture and dust.
What is a blanking plate?
A blanking plate is installed to protect exposed outlets from dust and moisture. The blank plates are from top trade brands and are available in a large choice of colours and finishes to suit any room.
Is it legal to change a plug socket?
As long as the job isn’t within a ‘special location’ such as a bathroom or outdoors, you’re also allowed to install additional new light fittings, switches, sockets and even add a single fused spur to an existing circuit (a ‘spur’ is a new cable and socket run as a branch from an existing socket on the ring main).
What do you do with unused electrical outlets?
You simply need to convert the outlet into a junction box :
- Flip the circuit breaker off.
- Unscrew the hots, neutrals, and ground from the outlet and remove the outlet.
- Splice the hot, neutral, and ground from both sides (charge and load) and put wire nuts on.
- Cover the box with a junction box lid.
- Flip the circuit back on.
Can you use electrical tape to cap off wires?
Electrical tape is the simplest method of making electric wires safe. You also use tape on capped live electric wires as an extra precaution. You can simply use tape over the live wire to fit into the cap. However, it is important to terminate the wire in a junction box and avoid burying the wire in the wall.
Why use a blank wall plate?
Wall plates are most often used to plug into in-wall wiring, but blank plates don’t have any openings. Why use one? Blank wall plates like FireFold’s WP-0 are used to cover the site of an old, unused connection, the site of a potential connection, or just the site of a hole left by construction.
What size are blanking plates?
85 x 85mm
Blanking Plates
| Specifications: | |
|---|---|
| Material | Plastic |
| Colour | White |
| Dimensions | 85 x 85mm |
Is it OK to blank a plug socket?
Yes, OK to do the blanking off as you describe. For qualified, registered spark in your area go to www.competentperson.co.uk and type in your postcode. Thanks for that. I feel confident I can blank the socket off now, and I’ll give some of the electricians on that site a call!
Will a blanking plate be plastered over?
I want to use a blanking plate as the socket is in my young daughter’s bedroom and one day we might want to re-instate the plug point. So no, it won’t be plastered over. A little confused by paul_c’s reply – you seem to suggest I should connect the wires together.
What happens if you remove a single wire from a socket?
If there is just a single cable, with one red (or brown), one black (or blue) etc. to the socket, then there’s nothing else to connect to once the socket is removed, so you would just terminate each wire in a separate terminal so that they are protected and isolated.