Earthing question

[Dannyhack]

Good evening everyone

I am planning on switching out an old plastic face plate for my extractor fan in the bathroom.

The new one will be metal rather than plastic. I have attached a photo of the current wiring.

Am I right in thinking that the two earth cables that are currently going to the backbox will need to be attached to the front plate? And then a second earth cable then runs from the face plate to the backbox?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Dan

 

[westward10]

They only need to go to the front plate.

 

[James]

playing the devils advocate,
do they need to go to the front plate? I have never seen a conductive faceplate that doesn't have an earth connection between the screws and the face. (screws being earthed by the back box)

their is of course the possibility that I might be a little bit to much under the influence to give genuine advice but the question still stands.

 

[westward10]

Yes they do.

 

[Dannyhack]

They only need to go to the front plate.

So just to be clear, remove the two earth cables that are currently connected to the backbox and connect them to the face plate?

 

[westward10]

Yes.