Wall socket cable length?

[lilimop]

Hey there,

I'll be building an electrical socket on the other side of the room. While passing a wire through the wall I wonder, does length affect socket safety? Would a long cable going through a 2m long wall need to be protected in anyway to make it safer?

The wall is finished so I'll need to pass in a cable from one socket to the other.

Thanks

 

[DPG]

Is this the same socket you were going to wire up with the white flex?

 

[buzzlightyear]

I'll be building an electrical socket on the other side of the room. While passing a wire through the wall I wonder, does length affect socket safety? Would a long cable going through a 2m long wall need to be protected in anyway to make it safer

is the sockets RCD protected.

 

[lilimop]

Is this the same socket you were going to wire up with the white flex?

No, this is a different one. I've got a socket in one side of the kitchen and wanted to install another on the same wall, but about 2m away in the same room.

 

[DPG]

No, this is a different one. I've got a socket in one side of the kitchen and wanted to install another on the same wall, but about 2m away in the same room.

What sort of cable are you using for it?

 

[lilimop]

is the sockets RCD protected.

No, standard socket. Here is a picture:

 

[lilimop]

What sort of cable are you using for it?

I was going to be using a 2.5mm2 T&E

 

[DPG]

I was going to be using a 2.5mm2 T&E

Sounds like a good idea. What circuit protection is in place?

 

[lilimop]

Sounds like a good idea. What circuit protection is in place?

Not sure, this is what I have the electrical control panel:

 

[buzzlightyear]

Not sure, this is what I have the electrical control panel:

Yes looks like it is RCD protected, has a caution it would be adviseable to get a spark in to sort the job and
Make sure that RCD does it job.