Can I put a piece of twin and earth on some concrete?

[g0nz0uk]

Hi,

I need to put a new socket on a wall in my living room, it will spur off and existing socket and it is my closest option (nothing upstairs either), the thing is there is a door way in the way. Instead of going up and over the door am I ok to channel a small path in my concrete floor and lay the twin and earth in there and cement over or do I need to pin it to the concrete and put some metal conduit over the top?

I am only talking the door width and getting it flush with the concrete is my preferred option.

Thanks

 

[DPG]

Out of interest, is there an RCD on the circuit? Daz

 

[davesparks]

I guess it is possible but proper earthed steel conduit would be the minimum protection I'd be looking for.
Not steel capping as I suspect you mean when you say conduit

 

[Rockingit]

I think technically there's no reason : it's beyond the defined scope of zones and there's even a cable method for it, too. But....really?! It'll take an age to do, not give any real advantage and is just a complete dogs of a solution.

 

[Meggerman]

522.8.7 A wiring system buried in a floor shall be sufficiently protected to prevent damage caused by the intended use of the floor.

20mm plastic round conduit would be sufficient, it will have to be RCD protected anyway as socket outlets and earthing steel will be a pain for you and unnecessary in my honest opinion.

 

[davesparks]

Plastic conduit just under the surface of the floor in a doorway doesn't sound like a very good idea at all.
doorways are a high traffic area and the making good to the floor will always tend to move a bit in relation to the floor unless keyed in very well.
And of course fixing any threshold strip in the doorway for whatever floor covering will quite possibly go straight through the cable.

 

[Walter Mitty]

And of course fixing any threshold strip in the doorway for whatever floor covering will quite possibly go straight through the cable.

That would be my concern. Maybe not you but if you move?

 

[Knobhead]

DIY bodge job?

 

[Meggerman]

DIY bodge job?

The OP is not an electrician

 

[davesparks]

Neither are half the people around these parts, doesn't stop them trying though