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The builder who was me helping fix all the earthquake damage at my condo started the final job, the outdoor laundry area, took a few days off and then never came back. I was paying him a day rate so he's not swindled me. He only worked on the wall with the large cracks in it, the rest i've since done myself. On that big wall he extended the edges and dabbed bits of mortar (red plumb brand or Kangaroo) in preparation to skim another layer of mortar. I'm going to do this myself now but i'm wondering if i need to prime the painted surface with something first or even score it? Also, any tips on how to make sure the wall is flat and level? I have an aluminium scraper bar that is longer than the width of the wall (see photo). Thanks.

The sander has a UK 3 pin plug but it's good to know that the blue type of socket are good for outdoor extensions. I think i'm going to go for the setup in the pictures.

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The first ones in your above post look perfect. I'll try and find them online. I'm looking for a single plug over double or quad because I need to use the extension with a sander up a ladder and the sander's cable is short. Sometimes the connection will be off the ground. Thanks

This cable has a third earth conductor it's just hard to see in the photo as it came loose. As Crossy said you can find 3 core flex online here.

I recently had a single plug 3x1.5mm2 extension cable from Lazada spark on the female end that I had attached a power tool to. Upon opening it up I found that the wires inside were loose and some were hanging on by just a few strands. The extensions male plug also had an issue, the earth pin had pushed almost all the way in. So the question is, are there high quality non-moulded 3 pin Thai plugs available? Ones with a cable grip to stop the wires pulling out the terminals. I've had a look online but haven't seen anything. I'd like to reuse the cable as it's still good.

Learning every day. Thanks again

My bad, the photo I uploaded wasn't the correct model. I have the MK K5045 in the photo below. I think i'll make the connection with some Wago 227s for now and replace this cooker outlet with a dual terminal flex outlet when I next visit SG or the UK.

The oven will be grounded. It's also on a dedicated circuit with a 30mA RCBO. Thanks for your reply. Those connectors look interesting.

I’m in Bangkok. If he is too I’d love it if you’d put me in touch with him. I think for this small thing I should be able to do it myself.

Also, if I go for wagos in a 3x3” box has anyone ever seen a suitable cover? I’ve seen metal covers for the 4x4” boxes. I used one once and drilled a hole, inserted a rubber grommet and fed the wires through. I could do that again but I’ve not seen that size box cover. The existing outlet plate has the added advantage of the clamp protecting the flex wire from movement.

I have a 3400W built in oven that can go to 340C for pizzas. I mention that because maybe it will get close to 3400W under normal use, I don’t know. I’ve installed an MK 45A cooker outlet plate in the wall for the connection. The oven is on a dedicated 20A circuit with 4mm2 THW wire and came with a heat resistant 3x1.5mm2 flex cable which I ferruled the ends of. I was a bit surprised that it wasn’t at least 2.5mm2 but I’m sure the manufacturer knows best. The issue is… the cooker outlet plate only has one terminal each for L, N & E so two wires have to share a terminal. The screw hits down on the 4mm2 first making it difficult to secure the 1.5mm2 however with much effort I managed to make it work. Of course now I’m worried about the connections coming loose in the future. Do you think it would be better to connect the wires using wagos in the back box and put cover over? I wouldn’t ferrule the 1.5mm2 if I use Wagos.

The finished product. Thanks again to all who replied.

With my entry experience over the last two years being on a Non-Ed and now a Non-O (with a few tourist visas/ exempts thrown in for good measure), I would expect to be grilled at Immigration in the OP’s scenario. I have a friend who stays here just under six months a year on visa exempts/ tourist visas but he does the border bounce half way through, never a flight for this reason. Fact of the matter is it’s never nice being questioned at airport immigration. The nerves and suspense waiting in the queue trying to search out the friendliest looking IO. If you find a guy with a Bluetooth headset on the phone to his friend then you’ve hit the jackpot. I avoid the female ones who look like they’ve been doing it a while. It’s with them that I’ve had the most issues. Despite having no grounds to deny you entry some of them can make you feel like they don’t want to let you in which is obviously scary if you have your whole life here/ puppies. While I’m completely legit I still prefer to enter with my wife and infant child if I can. They don’t say a single word then and it’s bliss

Thanks for the replies guys. The builder, who is working on something else at my place, just replied pretty much saying the same thing. Cut back the render and apply the metal wire mesh. It’s a job I’d be comfortable doing myself. The builder said the most urgent one is an external wall that if it’s cracked right through could let moisture in. I’ll cut back the render on the crack and have a look how bad it is.