POLL - Neutrals at switches

[RWJ]

As the title suggests

In respect to the debate in this thread http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...electrical-forum/33420-neutrals-switches.html


I've decided to launch a poll to gage response from the forum.

3 Answers
GOOD / ACCEPTABLE - If you think Neutrals at switches is OK
BAD / UNACCEPTABLE- If you think Neutrals at switches is NOT OK / WRONG
UNDECIDED - If you have no preference or are fence sitting (like me)

The poll is timed for 7 days...... So get polling

 

[IQ Electrical]

Thank you Peter Snow lolol

He'd wet himself at this 'landslide' !!

 

[Phil]

well I for one am glad it`s a landslide victory if you like to call it that. after the last thread your coalition would have been worse than Vince Cable and George Osborne

 

[Paul.M]

"as you can clearly see the neutral blues are in a massive lead and don't have to form a coalition with the cpc's to gain a majority win".

 

[RWJ]

The results are in....


Acceptable 102 87.93%
Unacceptable 7 6.03%
UNDECIDED 7 6.03%

 

[topquark]

I demand a recount, there's 0.01% of votes missing

 

[Paul.M]

I demand a recount, there's 0.01% of votes missing

We will give it to the blues, they need it.

 

[RWJ]

We will give it to the blues, they need it.

lolol

The old .333333333 recurring chestnut

 

[chronyx]

I never saw them done any other way with my old firm. I thought it was fine except on numerous occasions I saw 35mm backboxes having the following cables:

Feed in
Feed out
Lights switch line
Shaver
Fan isolater


"This light switch won't screw back, I guess you're going to tell me I'm doing something wrong now."

As a wiring method though, it seems more logical and much easier than three plate.

 

[Taylor_J]

If im on a rewire and the customer wants 10 downlighters in the kitchen i prefer to take the neutrals to the switch using a deeper box. If its standard pendants I would just take the loops straight to the pendant.

 

[Knobhead]

No wonder I take the two green pills every morning. They keep me sane…….
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[seb77]

Its a big fat GOOD from me...do it all the time for spot or wall lights!!!!. almost as good as a 4mm2, 32amp radial circuit instead of a ring final............now there is another can of worms popped open..

 

[chronyx]

How much more expensive is it in reality to use 4mm cable for a radial, if you then subtract the extra time spent testing ring final circuits?

 

[plugsandsparks]

Remember a job where the client wanted some Futronix dimmers fitting, most needed their own format backbox and neutrals. managed easy on top floor by poking at the cable capping and sliding a neutral down but i remember one room i had to chase about 5M just for a little cable... and my chisel was blunt, what a mess.

 

[chronyx]

Where did you acquire the neutral from?

 

[Jimmyb]

I think it the best way due to not having to work on ladders when 2nd fixing so is a little quicker and easier, although the one time i didnt like it when i had a 4 way switch which had 3 2way circuits loop in loop out (3 x 1.5mm 3core, 6 x 1.5mm T&E) although it wasnt bad just took a while to dress correctly it was more the earths that caused the problem lol