Hi can anyone help.
Ive just fitted some 2 way electric plate light switches, replacing the plastic ones that are there.
Ive just realised i think ive earthed it wrong im just looking for some advise.
https://ibb.co/dMjfswj
In this image if you can see.
Both of the earth cables were originally fixed into the nut on the metal backbox. I took one of the earth cables and fixed one to the nut on the metal face plate.
Im guessing ive done it wrong and im supposed to keep both earth cables together? If so can i just put both earth cables into the nut on the metal face plate and forget the backbox.
I know ideally you should run a wire from the backbox metal earth lug to the fixing but the nut on one of the backboxes is just spinning so im not confident with it, and noone will ever touch the backbox unless they are looking for a fault and in that case anyone sensible should turn the electrics off before even taking the metal faceplate off.
How dangerous is what ive done above? Surely the switch would still earth just not as quickly? Hypothetically if the live wire did touch the faceplate it should still earth within a second or so shouldent it?
Cheers
Ive just fitted some 2 way electric plate light switches, replacing the plastic ones that are there.
Ive just realised i think ive earthed it wrong im just looking for some advise.
https://ibb.co/dMjfswj
In this image if you can see.
Both of the earth cables were originally fixed into the nut on the metal backbox. I took one of the earth cables and fixed one to the nut on the metal face plate.
Im guessing ive done it wrong and im supposed to keep both earth cables together? If so can i just put both earth cables into the nut on the metal face plate and forget the backbox.
I know ideally you should run a wire from the backbox metal earth lug to the fixing but the nut on one of the backboxes is just spinning so im not confident with it, and noone will ever touch the backbox unless they are looking for a fault and in that case anyone sensible should turn the electrics off before even taking the metal faceplate off.
How dangerous is what ive done above? Surely the switch would still earth just not as quickly? Hypothetically if the live wire did touch the faceplate it should still earth within a second or so shouldent it?
Cheers