Is this JB adequate for the design and use.

[Shaun H]

I found this JB in the loft, the mice have eaten the JB cover as well as some of the wiring, but aside all that in your opinion do you think the JB is overloaded?

 

[brianmoooore]

OP. Any idea who's numbered the cables?

Very likely the comedian who added the orange flex, since it's numbered, and not the highest number.

 

[DPG]

Very likely the comedian who added the orange flex, since it's numbered, and not the highest number.

Logical my Dear Watson. I like it.

Hopefully the OP has got someone to replace it.

 

[7029 dave]

As for the JB would be better to have used 6terminal ashley 601, good quality JB.

 

[brianmoooore]

As for the JB would be better to have used 6terminal ashley 601, good quality JB.

Fitted dozens of them, back in the day, but there's better alternatives now.

 

[ipf]

Very likely the comedian who added the orange flex, since it's numbered, and not the highest number.

They look to be in nice numerical order, to me. Nice, neat job.

 

[7029 dave]

Fitted dozens of them, back in the day, but there's better alternatives now.

Wagos with the silly little enclosures, not big enough IMO with that amount of cables.

 

[davesparks]

To be fair it is old twin cable with no cpc so in reality I would be looking at a re-wire sooner than later

There are CPCs there, can't tell if they are in every cable or just most though.

 

[davesparks]

Wagos with the silly little enclosures, not big enough IMO with that amount of cables.

If the 'silly little enclosure' is not big enough then you have selected the wrong enclosure, it is hardly the fault of the product if you have selected the wrong thing.

 

[7029 dave]

If the 'silly little enclosure' is not big enough then you have selected the wrong enclosure, it is hardly the fault of the product if you have selected the wrong thing.

Thats exactly why my chosen would be a 601 JB #18

 

[brianmoooore]

There are CPCs there, can't tell if they are in every cable or just most though.

Two cables have cpcs, and will be power in and power out. The cables without cpcs go to two switches and originally to two lamps. Standard wiring arrangement at the time.
Orange flex is a second lamp in parallel with one of the originals.

 

[Markyd]

If the 'silly little enclosure' is not big enough then you have selected the wrong enclosure, it is hardly the fault of the product if you have selected the wrong thing.

Wagos with the silly little enclosures, not big enough IMO with that amount of cables.

WAGOBOX XL Junction Box | Wago_Connectors (207-3304)

 

[mainline]

Thats exactly why my chosen would be a 601 JB #18

I can't think why someone would use a screw terminal JB these days, when it's far quicker to wago type and make it maintenance free, whether needed to be or not.

 

[Mike Johnson]

As most of the cables are Red & Black T&E I would not think this JB has been put in recently so the reference to "these days" is probably not appropriate.

 

[Dustydazzler]

This just reminded me I have a couple boxes of old 20a and 30am round JBs I still need to use up before buying a nother load of Wago boxes

 

[Mike Johnson]

Take them to the local clay pigeon shoot.