Any tips on wiring 3x 2.5mm cpc's into a 13a socket?

[rewireIT]

Or park them in the box earth terminal and bring one forward.

See i would do this but the little get i had today was a plasterboard back box

 

[nicebutdim]

See i would do this but the little get i had today was a plasterboard back box

I've never had to do this with a socket, but with metal switchplates I'd split between box and plate if someone had pulled an unnecessary number of earths to one point. Just putting another option out there, but I'd be inclined to get the hang of gripping CPCs inside sleeving and put them in the provided terminal, where possible - unfortunately the design of some accessories leaves much to be desired.

 

[rewireIT]

I've never had to do this with a socket, but with metal switchplates I'd split between box and plate if someone had pulled an unnecessary number of earths to one point. Just putting another option out there, but I'd be inclined to get the hang of gripping CPCs inside sleeving and put them in the provided terminal, where possible - unfortunately the design of some accessories leaves much to be desired.

In the end i had to basically do what you suggest - get a firm grip on the cpc's and hold them in with bent nose pliers. Doing the screw up was hard though, it was almost like i needed an extra hand.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Come now, you can easily get sleeving over the twisted set!

at extra expense , have you seen the price of a hank of sleeving these days

 

[DefyG]

Don't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.

 

[LukeD]

Don't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.

Thats what I am thinking

 

[pc1966]

Don't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.

Some do, some don't.

Also the back-box terminals are often smaller so harder to get 3 wires in to make it worth doing, let along 4 as a common point. A Wago to link them and then single to socket would be easier.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Some do, some don't.

Also the back-box terminals are often smaller so harder to get 3 wires in to make it worth doing, let along 4 as a common point

See plenty old skool sparks wrap the earths under the fixing screw rather than use the box terminal

 

[rewireIT]

Don't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.

MK sockets, just one entry for each wire, earths in the middle. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/uploa...dium.jpg.2847134c6b9eab17346eb6ad1c7cdd10.jpg

They're garbage.

 

[nicebutdim]

MK sockets, just one entry for each wire, earths in the middle. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/uploa...dium.jpg.2847134c6b9eab17346eb6ad1c7cdd10.jpg

They're garbage.

Their DP socket has a 2nd earth terminal.