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do regs allow for mains cables to be joined behind a plug face plate?
no, a BS1363 socket outlet is not to be used as a junction box for crimping cables within the backbox.
if, however the final distribution circuit can be re-engineered to meet BS7671 so that the circuit conductors are terminated in the allocated terminals, then extension of circuits is allowed.
crimped, although routinely carried out in practice, is frowned upon as has been shown to be a cause of loosening > higher resistance > higher temperature > combustion
rive_gauche
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At the risk of making certain people in this thread lose their shit (and bear with me as I don't know all the correct terms) do regs allow for mains cables to be joined behind a plug face plate?
In my kitchen I have under cabinet lights. The supply from the CU goes to cabinets on the left hand side of a chimney breast. The electrician chased a cable up the wall, through the ceiling and down the wall to the right side cabinets so that the lights could be wired in series. The issue is I'm using low voltage LEDs and there is only space for the transformer behind the cabinets on the right hand side so the mains cables need to be joined together to bring the mains power to the right hand side. Can these be crimped behind the faceplate of a double socket which is on the left hand side under the cabinets? There isn't room for a junction box and removing the plaster/cabinets etc isn't an option.