3 lights, 3 switches, 2 switch cables

[rustynails]

Hi all,

An interesting method which many may or may not have seen before is having 3 lights, individually switched but with only two twin cables at the switch, all in old colours. I was wondering what people think of this situation on an EICR or just in general?

:lol:

 

[andyb]

Do you mean a 3 gang switch with a live and 3 switched returns?

 

[rustynails]

yep...

 

[Leesparkykent]

Probably goes to a JB.

 

[rustynails]

Probably goes to a JB.

yep...

 

[Leesparkykent]

All sleeved up?

 

[rustynails]

yep that could be put down for sure. no conductor identification at the switch and the jb isnt any better.

 

[snowhead]

What do I think~?

It's something I used to do regularly.
1 Feed , 3 switch wires, plus earths presumably.
Alternate version, single core Red (later plus earth) plus 3 core and earth.

 

[rustynails]

What do I think~?

It's something I used to do regularly.
1 Feed , 3 switch wires, plus earths presumably.
Alternate version, single core Red (later plus earth) plus 3 core and earth.

fair enough, like you say, not something that happens nowadays, or does it? lol

 

[Leesparkykent]

fair enough, like you say, not something that happens nowadays, or does it? lol

One of the lights was probably an addition so instead of chasing the wall for another switch drop it got altered to this configuration using a JB.

 

[andyb]

fair enough, like you say, not something that happens nowadays, or does it? lol

Why not? there's nothing wrong with it.

 

[7029 dave]

Nothing wrong in 1perm and bridging over to feed s/lines, always used to do it, jb method triple an earth, pull down the conduits happy days.

 

[Guest77]

Hi all,

An interesting method which many may or may not have seen before is having 3 lights, individually switched but with only two twin cables at the switch, all in old colours. I was wondering what people think of this situation on an EICR or just in general?

:lol:

Whats the problem then?

 

[davesparks]

fair enough, like you say, not something that happens nowadays, or does it? lol

Not nowadays it doesn't happen, the last time I wired a lighting circuit with an RB4 type junction box was at least 2 weeks ago!
I can't see me doing another one for at least 4/5 weeks I think

Of course it's fine and there's nothing wrong with it!

 

[Hellmooth]

Seems pretty logical to me.......