Double socket connecters bigger for 3 wires?

I doubt there are any sockets that will take larger than 3 x 4mm and even that will be a push.

You'll probably have to use terminal strip and pigtail to the socket.

Owain

I wonder how big a botch it would be to crimp a /very/ short length of

Not surprising. 13 amp sockets must be fitted to regs. And the terminals made for 3 x 2.5mm, or 2 x 4mm. IIRC, you can spur one socket off a radial, but then 2.5mm would be fine.

though, as Owain mentioned, some are spec'd for up to 3 x 4 mm (or 2 x

The GET Ultimate sockets from TLC (Schnider branded) claim to have about

Dressing the wires so they arrive at the terminal straight and together can help, as will a deep backbox.

You may find that doing the terminations in a wago, with a flylead to the socket is easier.

No, really not!

See above

Is this permitted (assuming the correct rating is used)? I thought these terminal blocks were regarded as a botch.

I don't see the need for the 6mm cable, even for a 32 amp radial surely 4mm is sufficient, it's certainly what the OSG specifies isn't it? (Unless there's a very long feed to the room)

Or was already there!

I would try wagos and a flylead.

If needs be just put two of the existing cables into the wago and one into the socket.

You can legitimately reduce wire size so long as the circuit protection is sized correctly for the protection of the new smaller wire size. (which is in this case it probably already is)

I've decided:

Thanks for the advice.

I havent yet calculated the correct MCB sizes for all the circuits, some are still evolving.

There's still one old rubbery wire to a light switch!

Thanks for advices

George

Most will likely be "standard" circuits I would have thought.

IME most of those are "well past shagged" by now :-)

well when my cousin and I found that sort of wiring in our Grandmothers house in the 1970's, just looking at it seemed to make all the exposed rubber just crumble away to dust. Cousin (GPO apprentice) did an emergency rewire + new CU.

When we moved into this house in 1977, some of the wiring was lead sheathed

-with a live sheath! That was in the bathroom !

Mine had loads of lead too, but nominally earthed. Bare copper wire wrapped round the lead at any joints, etc, and connected to the mains water pipe by the fusebox.

Where a connection had been made, the insulation was a bit fragile. But cut the cable back a bit (out of curiosity) and it was in perfect condition.