Changing light switch faceplate, confused!??

[Laurayale]

I’m changing all my light switch and plus sockets to metal from plastic. I went to change the light switch in my daughters room and behind the old plastic faceplate there there 3 brown wires, one wired into L1 and then two wires going into COM, I’ve changed the faceplate to metal and put the L1 back into L1 on the metal and then put one of the brown wires from COM into COM and then one into earth. Is this right or should I just wire it the same as the plastic and put two brown wires into COM???

 

[DPG]

Do not put any of the brown wires into the earth terminal !!!

 

[Laurayale]

Do not put any of the brown wires into the earth terminal !!!

Why? What will happen? Should I put them both into the COM bit then?

 

[DPG]

You would most likely be connecting live mains voltage to the metal face plate.

Do you have an earth wire at this switch point?

 

[Intoelectrics]

You will potentially make the earth live, which means any thing connected to earth will be live including the face plate.
Its not advisable for you to continue with this on your own. there are certain safety measures that need to be checked before converting from plastic to metal fittings.
Get a qualified electrician in to make sure everything is ok firstly.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Sounds like you took out life insurance on your daughter, hoping to cash in.
Good grief man, what are you thinking?

Stop all electrical work now. Employ someone who is competent.

 

[Andy78]

Why would you wire it differently to the existing and what thought process would guide you to this ?
Why would you choose to ask an internet forum instead of reading the connection instructions ?

I smell a wind up.

 

[Paul L]

Gotta be a wind up surely! If not i will politely suggest to the OP that you follow the above advice (not yours obviously!)

 

[MJPD29]

A great example of how a little knowledge cab be extremely dangerous. Leave it alone and phone someone competent before you injure yourself or a family member.

 

[NDG Elecs]

I had a customer that did the same thing as this. The best bit about it was that he is a fully trained mechanical engineer. Darwin awards springs to mind...!