Double Switch Circuit Best Practice

[rj1423]

Hi,

I need to rewire an existing lighting circuit and need some advise on best practice.

I currently have two lights looped through one switch in the bedroom: 1 light to the bathroom and the other to the room. It's a new build and the switch for the en-suite is on the outside e.g. bedroom side.

The first diagram shows the existing layout. I need to remove the switch for the bedroom light and wire the it into a double switch outside the en-suite instead.

Is there any harm with wiring it as in the 3rd diagram? The existing layout has all 4 live wires in C and is a little congested. By using a terminal block I can alleviate some of that.

Neutral/Earth omitted from diagram for clarity.

Lighting Circuit

• rj1423
• 14 Jan 2014
• 1

Double Switch

 

[Deryck Tintagel]

Personally I wouldn't use a terminal block. Why not move the shaver socket supply to the second (lower) common terminal. That way you have three lives in the upper common and two in the lower.

 

[rj1423]

Thanks Dave, that's a good idea, think I might just do that.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Thanks Dave, that's a good idea, think I might just do that.

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R.I.P.

 

[rj1423]

Right on Del Boy!

 

[rj1423]

Poor Trigger died of cancer today.