Can anyone advise me?
I'm removing some wiring from my garage before it's taken down and replaced with an extension. I've removed some outside lights which operate from a 2-way switch. Here's where the strange bit is that I've never seen before. The switch in the house is part of a 2 gang switch. One switch is being used as a 1-way switch, the other controlling the lights outside. However, the 2-way switch only has 1 T&E cable into it (which goes to the other switch), the actual power or COMM is taken from the adjacent 1-way switch by means of a short wire connected between the two COMMS in the switch. I can see exactly what it's doing and I can see that the Neutral for the lights is connected into the ring in a different place.
Is this safe? It just looks a bit amateurish. I'm not a professional, so I might be utterly wrong.
For those of you who want to remind me about Part P and give me a lecture, please do not respond. I know all about it and the rebuild will be done by a proper sparky. Also, to make it easier, I've not mentioned the earths which are all present and correct.
I'm removing some wiring from my garage before it's taken down and replaced with an extension. I've removed some outside lights which operate from a 2-way switch. Here's where the strange bit is that I've never seen before. The switch in the house is part of a 2 gang switch. One switch is being used as a 1-way switch, the other controlling the lights outside. However, the 2-way switch only has 1 T&E cable into it (which goes to the other switch), the actual power or COMM is taken from the adjacent 1-way switch by means of a short wire connected between the two COMMS in the switch. I can see exactly what it's doing and I can see that the Neutral for the lights is connected into the ring in a different place.
Is this safe? It just looks a bit amateurish. I'm not a professional, so I might be utterly wrong.
For those of you who want to remind me about Part P and give me a lecture, please do not respond. I know all about it and the rebuild will be done by a proper sparky. Also, to make it easier, I've not mentioned the earths which are all present and correct.