Hi everyone,
I’m new here and I’m in the middle of doing some wiring and I’m a little hesitant.

Can someone confirm if this is correct please??

I’m putting in a new socket where there was one already. I’m also adding a switch which wasn’t here but when I bought this flat there were some cables left to install lights further down the wall.

Basically the Live neutral and ground are coming from the breaker to the socket. I took 3 other wires from those 3 places on the socket and put the live in the top of the switch. Then 2 lives from the bottom of the switch to the lamps. The neutral and ground I attached to the neutral and ground which goes to the lamp ends (there are 2 lamps) Does that sound right?

I’m in Poland so these are European switches/sockets.
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TL;DR
Please check have I wired this socket to switch correctly. Thanks.

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So the N going to the lights is coming out of the wall socket here? that's fine.
Is the light switch 2-way? the live wire should go to the middle terminal anyway, 2-way or not.
The neutral and ground I attached to the neutral and ground which goes to the lamp ends
Together? don't mix neutral and ground, if the fittings aren't grounded then you shouldn't add a ground wire to them.
 
So the N going to the lights is coming out of the wall socket here? that's fine.
Is the light switch 2-way? the live wire should go to the middle terminal anyway, 2-way or not.

Together? don't mix neutral and ground, if the fittings aren't grounded then you shouldn't add a ground wire to them.
Thanks for your reply :)

Yes N L and ground are all coming from the socket.

No it’s actually 2 switches, for 2 lights. There’s no middle terminal.

No no they’re not mixed. N to N, ground to ground :)

I found this diagram and tried to copy it.
In my version, the 3 wires on the top right go to the (back of the) socket ;)
 

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Thanks for your reply :)

Yes N L and ground are all coming from the socket.

No it’s actually 2 switches, for 2 lights. There’s no middle terminal.

No no they’re not mixed. N to N, ground to ground :)

I found this diagram and tried to copy it.
In my version, the 3 wires on the top right go to the (back of the) socket ;)
Ohh it's 2 switches it looked like one from the pic nvm the diagram is fine, what I meant is that the live wire coming from the socket should go thru the middle holes in both switches, like this
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Then the wires for each light in either sides, but it'll work anyway if it's reversed, this is simply in case the switch has some sort of indicator that tells you which side is the 1 position (on)

Like this one that has a gray oval, it's purely aesthetic.
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Ohh it's 2 switches it looked like one from the pic nvm the diagram is fine, what I meant is that the live wire coming from the socket should go thru the middle holes in both switches, like this
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Then the wires for each light in either sides, but it'll work anyway if it's reversed, this is simply in case the switch has some sort of indicator that tells you which side is the 1 position (on)

Like this one that has a gray oval, it's purely aesthetic.
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Thanks for your help, you’ve put my mind at ease :)
If something goes wrong I’ll come back here :p
 

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