Power cable question

ddoris

You are well under the safe lead loads and two leads would be OK. Maybe not good practice.
Eating kitkats, crisps , unwashed veg,toffee and leaving the landing light on unnecessarily isn't good practice

A.Penny.Saved

islandman wrote: »

So in effect, if I've understood you correctly, is to buy the length of cable separately, fix a plug at none end and the 6 gang the other. No moulding required.

There a number of options to look for:

1] separate cable and 6 way plugs - this has the advantage of colour selection
2] getting a longer 6 way extension if they exist and cutting the end off to the size required - the colour is likely to be limited
3] getting a cheap short 6 way extension and separate cable and re-wiring them - you would need to see the 6 way as most cheap ones will have moulded cable retentions which won't work with replaced cable. This is what makes the separate 6 way with no cable more expensive. A bit of a long shot getting this to work.
4] a small electrical shop might make one up for you but you would need to ask for a slightly longer cable and cut it off to size yourself. Ask for a quote first!
5] joining extensions - a bit messy unless it can be hidden. You could cut the longer extension cable to size if necessary so it is a little neater.