Lighting Via Central box

[OWLelectrical]

Just had a call out for a lighting fault. Whilst looking for all the cables as every light and switch had 1 cable I found a junction box with all cables in. How often were houses wired like this as never come across it myself? Well the fault was the Xmas stuff had been dumped on the jb and smashed to pieces. Where could I find a similar box as it was fairly discreet and tidy. Cheers

 

[edexlab]

I know a couple of blokes who used to work for Octopus they are still around although I think they've changed their name , they used to do one day rewires and would use the JB's for the lighting and prewired consumer units with coiled lengths for each circuit ready to run out to the socket/ lights etc

 

[marcusone]

Often use wiring centers on bathroom refurbs. Gather all the downlights and fan supplies into one unit in loft space. Neat.

 

[Fin170]

you still wire like this or used to?

Still do in certain circumstances e.g.

3 bedroom house, downstairs lights in rubber, all flooring above is laminate minus hallway and the ceilings have been redecorated. Was able to pull/ push to all the light fittings and could pull the single cable up from the light switches. Joint in a single location (as pushing one cable to a light was hard enough through several inaccessible beams, used one of those long 'flexible' drill bits) with no damage to ceilings, customer over the moon as the other company said the only way to do it was to rip down half the ceilings

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you still wire like this or used to?

Still do in certain circumstances e.g.

3 bedroom house, downstairs lights in rubber, all flooring above is laminate minus hallway and the ceilings have been redecorated. Was able to pull/ push to all the light fittings and could pull the single cable up from the light switches. Joint in a single location (as pushing one cable to a light was hard enough through several inaccessible beams, used one of those long 'flexible' drill bits) with no damage to ceilings, customer over the moon as the other company said the only way to do it was to rip down half the ceilings

 

[ayjay]

the boxes we used on council rewires were called "rb4,s" just a square plastic box with a strip of connectors inside

 

[Robotstar5]

a few holes and grommets in this would make a neat job.

I used to have a dog called woodbine, he had no legs so I took him for a drag in the park.


I'll get me coat

 

[MDJ]

I always try to avoid Joints if I can, it's the training these days I suppose sigh

 

[Geordie Spark]

I always try to avoid Joints if I can, it's the training these days I suppose sigh

Nowt wrong with joints ... me & Tidy Boiler have been known to share one now & then. :sifone:

 

[hasel5]

Ashley still make them called a J701 i believe got some in van

 

[Clive P]

Hi,

Was just about to reply, but beaten to it; RB4 now renumbered, used a lot in them in the past.

Regards.

 

[ackbarthestar]

I came across one once, think it had octopus stamped on the box lid.
Stripped this out on a heating system the other week:

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I can see why it had to be removed - those cables look far too short

I use adaptable boxes with connector blocks for kitchens and other places such as cottages and garages, as someone has already stated. As long as you make it clear where to find them. it makes it easy to adapt, add and fault find and only needs one feed.

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I came across one once, think it had octopus stamped on the box lid.
Stripped this out on a heating system the other week:

View attachment 16452

I can see why it had to be removed - those cables look far too short

I use adaptable boxes with connector blocks for kitchens and other places such as cottages and garages, as someone has already stated. As long as you make it clear where to find them. it makes it easy to adapt, add and fault find and only needs one feed.

 

[sjhall]

I rewired a bungalow using this method as it had a fair few wall lights, outside lights etc which I would of struggled getting more than 1x1.5 in...
I used a double surface patress ( deep ) and a load of wago's ... Nice and easy

 

[MDJ]

My god, really??

 

[sjhall]

It's just the same as the JB spider method, done right it's, all marked up its neat, easy to fault find and makes the connection of small fittings, wall lights and spots a lot easier.

Looping at ceiling roses or at the switches isn't the be all and end all.

 

[MDJ]

Thanks for the clarification, I'm beginning to see this, But I won't do it, everyone to their own I suppose.

 

[sjhall]

Care to say why?
You have a room of 6 ultra modern wall lights, very small, and expensive, there is room for 1 x 1.5 t&e in each, so you can't loop at the sw as you then bring 2 t&e to all but the last light...
So how would you go about this?
I'm just curious and open minded to other ideas.

Cheers