The right way to wire up ....

[Martynez]

Hello everyone looking for some advice ... 

Living in a rented flat and have installed some led strip lighting in the kitchen have ran the cables to above the kitchen to where I thought I could power them from the supply of the cooker hood ... Well as good as landlords get I've found he has wired the hood into a some grey socket wireing 2.5 I think (sorry not the best at cable naming ) joining using a chok block ran it down the wall and behind the tiles and jumped it into the back of one the double sockets ummm 

now im wondering would it be ok to change the choc block connection and put a fused socket on the end of and plug the hood and my led light power into that or would be safe not to bother and just run a power from the double socket plug in as normal -- which not really want to do as be an socket taken up and another cable running round the kitchen work surface ??

many thanks in advance for ya answers 

 

[Murdoch]

Hum..... ask permission from your landlord?

 

[Doc Hudson]

As a tenant you normally have no right to alter the fixed wiring of the property. So I would suggest whatever you do make sure it plugs into a suitably located socket.

Doc H.

 

[Tony S]

Some landlords will allow alterations but will require a test certificate. Somehow I don’t think the OP will be able to do that.

I was going to lower my bedroom ceiling for sound proofing and fit LED lighting. The rigmarole of getting permission made me forget the whole idea.

 

[Martynez]

Thank you everyone will make a speak my landlord and see what he says bu for ow Ile just stick to good socket