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Thanks very much for the replies folks. I am going to put a plastic faceplate/switch on for the time being. This is the only metal faceplate light switch in the house so its no problem to fix it that way. My electrician got back to me, he is coming at end of feb to install RCD at the consumer...

Ok, I thought the bare wires would be earth. How do I check they are actually connected to earth? I have a multimeter. Does this suggest that this light switch was not actually earthed before I opened it, or did my opening it break the earth connection? The piece of copper wire I found in...

I realise a loose earth would not make for the switch working intermittently. I'm confident I've fixed that now as some of the L1 or C screws were a little loose. I'm now just worried about whether the switch is earthed or not. Many thanks for your help!

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Metal back box and faceplate

Hi I have a dimmer light switch that would not turn on first time anymore, but if I gave the switch housing a thump it would come on. Assuming a loose connection in the switch, I turned off the circuit at the fuse box, and unscrewed the switch. A small screw dropped out of the switch on to the...