Neutrals in light switch

[Geordie Spark]

i give that a 8 out of 10 on the trolling score card lol.

note ; rice wine = saki.
;-)

We seem to have quite a collection of saki ****ers around here .....

 

[Engineer54]

hahaha. don't choke on your rice wine eng.

surely you don't have any issues with my fool proof solution for the op's problem??

if you do, take it up with the tutor on my 5 week course. but make sure you go in prepared - he's got a CSE in woodwork.

Well that just about sums up what to expect from a Electrical Trainee, as far as i can see!!

 

[vjsmarwick]

Mmmm I thought according to the new regs it was the cables that were supposed to be secured in the boxes not the connections so that there was no chance of strain coming on to the connections so why was he asking you to secure the neutral and not the cables them selves ? And will we be faced with new boxes with cable clamps in them to take them up to standard ? If all connections ha to be secured Waggos would have been a complete waste of money and I have just bought a **** load of them lol

 

[davethsparky]

I got called on this a few years ago by NIC inspector. He said wago's or crimps are fine but any screwed connection has to be securely fixed and not floating, same reg as requires joint boxes to be securely fixed according to him.

 

[telectrix]

which is a load of bullpoo. if the cable is secured by clamp or by the fact that it's buried in plaster, then that satisfies the security of cables issue.

 

[davethsparky]

My thoughts exactly, but you just have to smile and nod until they sign on the line!
They do seem to have a daft little fad each year to pick on.
The year before I got a lecture on how the brown of the three core in a 2way should be used as whichever strapper has the permanent live on it, not in the common.
I tried to explain that the 2way switch he was looking at was wired from a jb with the common of one switch being live and the other common being switch live. He just ignored me and carried on with the lecture!

 

[Geordie Spark]

My thoughts exactly, but you just have to smile and nod until they sign on the line!
They do seem to have a daft little fad each year to pick on.
The year before I got a lecture on how the brown of the three core in a 2way should be used as whichever strapper has the permanent live on it, not in the common.
I tried to explain that the 2way switch he was looking at was wired from a jb with the common of one switch being live and the other common being switch live. He just ignored me and carried on with the lecture!

Aye well .... that serves ye right. Did yer Ma never tell you; NEVER argue with a lunatic or a policeman??

 

[telectrix]

or a geordie. oops, you covered that with lunatic. LOL.

 

[Geordie Spark]

or a geordie. oops, you covered that with lunatic. LOL.

Get back in yer box !! :angry_smile:

 

[telectrix]

after my evening swim in the mersey.