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Only reason I ask is that I used one today in an intermediate switch and got a right -------ing off another guy, saying they are no longer allowed etc.etc. I told him he was talking a load of tripe and to do one. I would have used a wago but I just didn't have any with me.
Had all of the above, now use wago or lineFirst I've heard of it...where did he get that nugget from?
I use wagos almost exclusively now,mainly because the strip connectors in smaller sizes from CEF are hopeless. the 30's are ok but the smaller ones it's a lottery as to whether the screw has a slot,whether it'll strip...or if you do manage to tighten it the bottom of the terminal tunnel splits.
Also depends how many you need and who's paying ! As for no longer allowed , would be interested in that reg number, what tripe indeed.
As long as connector is correctly rated and accessible cannot see a problem.
perhaps it was in the job specs not to use strip connectors, not necessarily a legal requirement applicable to anywhere else outside of that job
Tell your NICEIC inspector he is a **** then the next time you see him from me, or put him on touch with me & I'll tell him to his face, & I'll get my NICEIC inspector to tell him the same, because he is.
all it`l have been was some self important little sh*t goin round with his own version of this, that and`t other...Thanks guys for the responses. Fixing a connector strip to a back box with double sided tape, eh? I'll have to give that one a go some time.........
My niceic inspector told me I couldn't use con blocks in the back of a switch unless it was fixed to the back box either by a screw or double sided tape. !!!!!!
I have an ongoing argument with my mate. If I use a Wago type he immediately trips into "ohhh that wont carry any current how can it ohhhh use terminal strips". But they do work, and i have seen so many screws come loose over the years.
' oh the shame'Mostly use Wago now especially if its in an attic.No more fiddling around with terminal screws for me.But I did use connector block recently in a light fitting rose.
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