UK Lighting circuits

[Paul Conlon]

Just interested to know the most common method of wiring lighting circuits. My dad always went down the JB route. I prefer looping in/out at the ceiling rose, but am finding many are now looping from switch to switch. Any thoughts chaps?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Loop in loop out at the switch pretty much standard these days...

 

[ipf]

How long since your dad did it? Spider circuit or multi JB?
My way was the light point loop-in...but these days, with neutral requirements, switch looping seems popular.
I prefer it at the lights, especially with multi switching. It's bad enough with loads of earth wires, never mind neutrals. You can always take a 3 core to the switch.
Whatever suits the job, I suppose.

 

[Paul Conlon]

How long since your dad did it? Spider circuit or multi JB?
My way was the light point loop-in...but these days, with neutral requirements, switch looping seems popular.
I prefer it at the lights, especially with multi switching. It's bad enough with loads of earth wires, never mind neutrals. You can always take a 3 core to the switch.
Whatever suits the job, I suppose.

My dad is 97 now so quite a while ago. Multi j.b s all over the place so nightmare fault finding. Now loops in at the light after much persuasion from me.

 

[ipf]

My dad is 97 now so quite a while ago. Multi j.b s all over the place so nightmare fault finding. Now loops in at the light after much persuasion from me.

I take it dad didn't do the labouring.
Hope he's sound.