Feed to switch

[Liamsparks]

I agree with above posts, think he's just stuck in his ways. I've got a contract wiring up park homes and all the feeds go to the switch because the lights are either downlights or fancy light fittings.

 

[claire_r]

why not. make a few more qiud out of the tight fisted buggers if we have to fit a deeper box.

Hahah fair point

 

[Sollyg]

Hi please can somebody help me
i got 4 lighting cables in back of the switch, on one it says bathroom switch, 2nd one it say hall switch and the other 2 hav no writing on them but 1 is live. The lights are both 1 way..it's 2 gang switch I usually do loop in at ceiling and take switch from there but I never done it this way please can u explain to me in detail
many thanks

 

[KAS1]

Bell em out as they say lol

 

[YoungBart]

Hi please can somebody help me
i got 4 lighting cables in back of the switch, on one it says bathroom switch, 2nd one it say hall switch and the other 2 hav no writing on them but 1 is live. The lights are both 1 way..it's 2 gang switch I usually do loop in at ceiling and take switch from there but I never done it this way please can u explain to me in detail
many thanks

I would assume that the two unmarked cables are feeds, So the 2 browns/reds need to go into the top (common) of your two switches (Bathroom and hall) and loop accross between them, to continue the feed. Then take the brown/reds from the two marked cables and put one each to the bottom (L1) of each switch. join all the blue's (neutrals) together in a connector and the same with the earths.
That would be my guess, But i'd be tempted to message one of the more experianced lads on here. or get an Electrician who does know in.

 

[Sollyg]

Ok thank u very much youngbart for quick reply I will giv it a go tomoz

 

[dave992]

We always wire feed to switch because if there start with a pendent light then change there mind cus women seen a nice light hard to make off all the cables in the space give!

 

[KAS1]

Wtf !!!!!!!!!!!.............

we always wire feed to switch because if there start with a pendent light then change there mind cus women seen a nice light hard to make off all the cables in the space give!

 

[Adam W]

Wtf !!!!!!!!!!!.............

Fancy modern lights don't come with a loop in terminal, so it's easier to terminate them if you've only got one cable at the light.

 

[dave992]

Thanks Adam w, at least someone got some recent experiences!

 

[KAS1]

It was the English I was struggling with lol

 

[the pict]

Probably talk type soft ear,
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[the pict]

I was aked once to remove an intermediate two way two gang switch and leave it two way, I think three guys with differant slants wired it up, still have bad dreams over it.
Pict

 

[driverman]

As most sparky's will know, you can buy standard plastic 6amp DP light switches which will fit standard plaster depth boxes.
Whilst i was brought up using the 3 plate system.....the industry has moved on..nothing wrong with taking the feed to the light switch at all. In fact I think a great many sparky's now do it this way.

 

[Geordie Spark]

It was the English I was struggling with lol

You and me both bonny lad!

English as she is spoke!! .......... Sheesh!!!