To earth or not to earth?

[Johnny T]

Please advise me. I'm a DIY'er: I'm fitting a Click Mode 50A DP Pull Switch (barrel shaped, like the typical cup you get on the top of a tea flask), in my bathroom to power on/off the electric shower. The two sets of wiring that come through the ceiling - one group for "In", the other for "Out", each include the usual Red Live, Black Neutral and Green Earth. However, inside the Pull Switch there is only one earth connector. This is positioned near the "Out" connectors. My question is: should I just connect the earth wire in the "Out" group to this earth connector and simply seal off the earth wire in the "In" group, or should I try to connect both earth wires to the one earth connector? I'm in the middle of the task now, so a quick reply would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[telectrix]

or he could have just had a dump after eating kippers.

 

[Pete999]

Sick git

 

[telectrix]

Sick Scouse git

corrected that for you, Pete.

 

[Dave OCD]

Do Click do a 50a Pull Switch in the shape described by the OP- I thought only Crabtree did those ?

 

[sam400]

I am 'heavy' on competency in electrical work because in one of my jobs I was appointed to a site to put right the safe systems of work for electricity after a contractor was killed - he thought he knew what he was doing at the time. Death happens in an instant but the misery lasts a long time afterwards.

What happened if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[123]

Do Click do a 50a Pull Switch in the shape described by the OP- I thought only Crabtree did those ?

Yes they do, and it's very similar. They also do a 50A Square Pullcord

 

[Dave OCD]

Yes I've use the 50a square version with deep backbox often but didn't realise they also did the Crabtree style one. You learn something every day.