How to Fix Damaged Cables The Easy Way | Electrical DIY You Need To See!

In this electrical DIY guide i will be showing you how to repair a damaged cable. I will take you through step by step, showing you how to fix a drilled or cut wire. If you like the video then leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.

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[michaelbarlow]

A good video as a retired sparks I would say although you isolated the MCB thereby removing the positive phase there is a chance that when you cut the cable the RCD trips out that is because the CPC and Neutral are being shorted and the RCD is designed to react to an imbalance between the conductors. The neutral is also considered a current carrying conductor

[patburke]

Another fantastic tutorial, all your videos are top notch but I think these "when things go wrong" videos can be a god send when you get into trouble.

[martinodriscoll]

Ct1 the box in. No messing about with drilling...great video

[AlecSpence]

I too have done this. While it was hassle lifting floorboards, I was much happier just running a replacement cable - so much less making good to do.

[stevedebbiemoore]

Honestly, it's refreshing to see a channel for DIY enthusiast's that gives regs compliant advice. I'm an electrical trainer and I'm subscribing out of pure interest and support. 👏👏👏

[MervynPartin]

Neatly done.
I've been in the embarrassing situation of drilling through a cooker cable (in the 1980s). I thought that I was nowhere near it, but it had been installed diagonally down the wall! Lesson learned- always assume that there IS a cable and use a detector first.
Luckily I was able to pull the cable out and replace it with new. (We had just moved into that particular house and also found that the metal spotlight fitting in the kitchen had its body connected to the live supply. I am now quite paranoid about other people's installations)
Since we moved into our new home 3 years ago, I have come across quite a few bits of poor installation and am still finding obscure cables in walls that I have yet to identify, but at least I am not drilling into them.

[ChrisLivingInYork]

Out of all the DIY channels I still find the way you explain things the best.

[johnrackiewicz]

L O MATE.. On this side of the pond we don't bury splices, it's just wrong. We do have some approved splice kits, but they are absolute crap...You buggered it up, you fix it correctly.

[depniff]

I did this a few years back when hanging a picture. Golden rule of never drilling when there is a socket below but stupidly I forgot it was there. Have had a 'temporary' repair with sealed in terminal block but after seeing your film I'm going to dig it out and do it properly.

[MartinBradbury]

I subbed this channel for the loft lighting vid, but have stayed because the rest of the content is also top notch. 👍👍👍

[diddywright]

Good video. I would use Wago inline connectors (221/2411) and Wago box in this situation if the cable can’t be replaced. The connector gives a little bit more freedom being slightly longer. VDE cutters also in case you’ve isolated the wrong supply!💥

[rhock]

I am quite new to DIY, after watching few DIY channels on YouTube, I got a stud finder which tells me where things are including power cables, so I don’t drill them, so and people who are thinking about doing DIY getting a stud finder so you know where things are behind walls ie plaster boards. So things like this will not happen.

Plus in a normal situation you would know what circuit you have damaged or need isolated at the consumer unit, as the MCB for that circuit would be flipped to cut off the power to that circuit, so you would not need identify, it is a good idea to device (lockout kit) to keep the power off from that circuit so no one can turn it on while you are working on it.

[johnsfo]

In the USA, concealing a junction box of any sort is taboo because wherever there any sort of connections are made--this because Murphy's Law dictates that a connection failure will occur in a concealed, thus unknown box. Instead, I'd prefer a regular switch box with a blank wall plate or a flush-mount junction box.

[simonjones]

Very neat repair . My advice to any diyer is to buy a cable and stud finder ceck before you drill . Saves a lot of work and stress

[solverz]

Have you seen quickwire 2 Way splitter? It's maintenance free and much smaller and easier to use

[alpachino]

Wago 221 connectors and a Wago junction box are my ideal choice

[crazykittenvideos]

In my old house I managed to fit a light switch cable running at 45 degrees. Didn’t even think I’d be anywhere near it😁. Confirmed more crazy channeling when I stripped the wallpaper in several rooms. Also had one plug socket in master bedroom running to a fuse labelled outside light. These people live amongst us, you have been warned 😅

[UhtredRagnarsson]

Whenever I encounter wiring in a confined space, I use thin nosed pliers to manipulate the conductors. It makes the job a whole lot easier.

[erwinabelmann]

Thank god thats England is an Island 🙏

[MrSolveMYMaze]

Excellent video! Ideally I'll never drill through the cabling but at least I'll know how to fix it now