2-way lighting switches, on stairs
- Thread starter JackStraw
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you did, now it's going to be used for a different purpose.
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It makes no difference electrically but I would advise not - so that it can all be restored easily in the future and be apparent.
Of course, you could leave the rose unaltered and use the connectors for the light connections.
Of course, you could leave the rose unaltered and use the connectors for the light connections.
If you currently have this:
and you can easily do this:
then yes that is a lot nicer, but don't go out of you way to do so.
Whatever happens make sure you keep all of the earthwires intact.
78 well done you have 14 years on me and I'm already looking at bungalows as I am starting to look at a flight of stairs and wish...
Whatever happens make sure you keep all of the earthwires intact.
78 well done you have 14 years on me and I'm already looking at bungalows as I am starting to look at a flight of stairs and wish...
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I'd advise against this bit as the wires into the terminals forms part of the 'cordgrip' arrangement.
Ok. but could be done another way - might have cord restraint on the flex.
Yes some are made that way.
The more I think about this, the upstairs circuit wiring should be removed from the rose as not only is it on a different circuit, it is also on a different CU.
I don't know if that is a concern in a single property.
Perhaps a warning label or two would suffice.
Perhaps a warning label or two would suffice.
All done.
The wires in the neutral were very short and one had broken at the screw so I have taken it into the junction box and made the red and black in the short piece spare to keep the earth going.
All weekend my dearly beloved has been saying it was OK as it was and moaning that I spent so much time on it, now that it's done she is over the moon and told 4 people on the phone how clever I am.
Now she is asking if the other lights in the front passage and and the upstairs landing can be included.
Thank you all for your help, I really thought it was going to be an electricians job in a few months time.
The wires in the neutral were very short and one had broken at the screw so I have taken it into the junction box and made the red and black in the short piece spare to keep the earth going.
All weekend my dearly beloved has been saying it was OK as it was and moaning that I spent so much time on it, now that it's done she is over the moon and told 4 people on the phone how clever I am.
Now she is asking if the other lights in the front passage and and the upstairs landing can be included.
Thank you all for your help, I really thought it was going to be an electricians job in a few months time.
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