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Stephen Gower wrote:

Replacing the lighting ciruit, where the rubber insulation has
gone, I want to remove completely the pull-cord in the bedroom
which with our furniture layout dangles over the wardrobe. The
trouble is, this switch was acting as the junction box for sending
the lighting circuit into the next room, so I will need a
terminal-block in there, and can't just plaster it over. So what
I'm looking for is a round blanking-plate the same size as a
ceiling rose, but so far I'm failing. Any suggestions?


Ummm... buy a junction box (I'd suggest a 20A 4-terminal rather than a
5A as you get more wiring space) and push it back into the attic when
you've finished. Make good hole in ceiling. Does this help?

On the subject of rubber insulation going / perishing I would seriously
consider replacing *all* the rubber cable in your house if a lot of it
has started to go. If it's a rubber install it's going to be some 40
years old probably and you should ideally also get the earthing, bonding
and general soundness of the installation checked. For example, does the
lighting circuit carry an earth? Many older ones didn't.

Hwyl!

M.

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