first time poster, don't shoot me down please...ive come here for help!
Attempting to do a simple household upgrade on lightswitch in bedroom however the cables coming from the wall into the existing switch when i loosened the front plate are all in red sheath. 3 single copper twisted cables all in their own red sheath. Two are inserted into the screw hole in the front plate marked common and one into another screw hole. There are three screw hole in total.
I have bought a new plate which looks identical to the old one except its new. So...am i safe to just insert the cables in the same way as the current one? Of course Im sure i am but worried as there is no obvious earth and i dont understand why 2 cables are inserted into the one hole. Educate me please guys, im a budding female diy-er dont be mean now! The house is 1964 built. Appreciate this.
Attempting to do a simple household upgrade on lightswitch in bedroom however the cables coming from the wall into the existing switch when i loosened the front plate are all in red sheath. 3 single copper twisted cables all in their own red sheath. Two are inserted into the screw hole in the front plate marked common and one into another screw hole. There are three screw hole in total.
I have bought a new plate which looks identical to the old one except its new. So...am i safe to just insert the cables in the same way as the current one? Of course Im sure i am but worried as there is no obvious earth and i dont understand why 2 cables are inserted into the one hole. Educate me please guys, im a budding female diy-er dont be mean now! The house is 1964 built. Appreciate this.