Water feature cable
- Thread starter John459
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Both of the connection methods you have shown are only suitable for use where they are accessible for inspection. The bottom item is only suitable for use indoors.
I haven't come across a good soloution for joining cables inside a solid wall. Crimped connections don't need to be accessible but I hesitate to suggest them to a DIYer because cheap tools can easilly result in unreliable connections. All the maintinance free junction boxes seem to be designed to be installed in hollow walls/floors not solid ones.
Is there no way you can locate the joint somewhere accessible?
I haven't come across a good soloution for joining cables inside a solid wall. Crimped connections don't need to be accessible but I hesitate to suggest them to a DIYer because cheap tools can easilly result in unreliable connections. All the maintinance free junction boxes seem to be designed to be installed in hollow walls/floors not solid ones.
Is there no way you can locate the joint somewhere accessible?
These questions raise so many other questions.
"Need to extend the cable to a water feature." (?)
Why does this "cable" need to be "extended"? (Also, what is the construction of this "cable" and the voltage of the supply concerned?)
"The cable is going to be chased it to a breeze block wall."
Why and how will the "cable" enter and egress the "chasing" in the wall ? (Junction Box, Socket Outlet or what?)
Please explain - with photographs, if possible.
A single sunk 13amp socket metal box, with a plastic blanking plate would be cheaper, but not for outdoors use.
A soldering iron. Solder the extension cable on and cover the joint with self amalgamating tape.