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Hi I am changing a wall light and after removing the wall has crumbled away and the cable is too short to connect to the new light fitting. Please could you advise if connecting the new fitting with a choc block will be safe. Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Russell
 

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if the choc block will fitinside the base of the new fitting without putting strain on the cable/s then OK. you may needt o chip out some of that filler. dif-tor heh smusma (live long and prosper)
 
Thanks! Do I connect wires the chock block in the fitting
Russell
 

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i find thart in that situation, unclip the choc block that is part of the fitting. connect your L,N,E into the block . ditch the other choc block. then fix fitting.
 
definitely NOT. any extension to cable/s must be crimped/soldered, and insulated with heat shrink sleeving, or wago connectors in a wago box, maintenance free.
 
also, 1 of those red conductors seems to have insulation damage. an electrician could fit your light to the existing cables over the hole in an hour. just have a bit of decoration to repair
 
definitely NOT. any extension to cable/s must be crimped/soldered, and insulated with heat shrink sleeving, or wago connectors in a wago box, maintenance
Ok thanks I don’t think I can fit a light here as there is no clearance around the short cable to attach it to the light fitting
I think the original light fitting wasn’t fit to regulations as it was just connected with a choc block. This is a very old house circa 1800s.
 
Its red and black T&E could be as late as 2004 not that old at all.
To me it looks like tin plated conductors or aluminium. Maybe rubber insulation too. Hard to be sure from a photo and you may be right.

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