Best way to cut electricity from a socket I don't use .

Shaps

Hi

can anyone give me some advice , I need to disconnect an electrical double wall socket from the mains supply .

The mainboard is under the floorboards which I do not really want to pull up , I was told that I could use a " 32a connector block" inside the housing to feed
the wires into .

The only 32a rated blocks I can find are quite big ( square shaped ) and will not fit inside the housing , would it be possible to use a 30a rated block ?

thanks in advance

Silver-Surfer_2

What's the reason for disconnecting it and what are you going to do once you've done that?

If you use something like a 30A choc block it's not maintenance free so you'll need to leave access to it.

Shaps

Thanks for replying , the reason I wish to disconnect it is that in the past coupled of weeks when I have used the socket with various applicances there is a musty smell coming from it on the plug socket ends once removed .

I have opened the casing but cannot find any signs of damage so thought best option would be to disconnect it from the mains supply so no one will use it .

S

Mojisola

Shaps wrote: »

so thought best option would be to disconnect it from the mains supply so no one will use it .

I would put some tape across it with "Do not use" written on it.

Shaps

Thanks but I would like to make sure by disconnecting .

jk0

I would just buy a new socket. It's only going to be a fiver or so isn't it?

Silver-Surfer_2

jk0 wrote: »

I would just buy a new socket. It's only going to be a fiver or so isn't it?

£1.83.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/d190/White+Wiring+Accessories/sd2633/Switched+Socket/p17663

phil24_7

Mainboard? There shouldn't be anything under the floorboards except the wire and maybe a permanent (maintenance free) junction box.

dbriggs

I would try replacing the socket first and see how you get on. It's not a difficult job to do.