Can I spur

[PeterOlson]

Hi guys

Can I spur a new light from an existing switch?

 

[breezer]

no.

it doesnt work like that, see for refernce

 

[PeterOlson]

not even if i wire the spurred live into the common?

 

[andy]

not even if i wire the spurred live into the common?

unless the feed in/out goes thru the switch, where do you plan to connect the neutral

 

[johnny_t]

Something similar came up in //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38590

Ban_All_Sheds 3rd option seems the best to me for what you want to do.

 

[PeterOlson]

I thought there would be a possibity the neutral woul go in the connector block with the other neutrals. But I take it that isn't possible, but thats why I asked

So whats the best way to add a new switched light in a circuit?

 

[Steve]

peter, if you have neutrals looped in at the switch, which it sounds like, by all means use them. Connect live to the COM, and earth to the back box.

 

[PeterOlson]

Many thanks, I knew there was two methods of wiring a lighting circuit but I didn't specify which I was using, so thats my fault, thanks for the info.

The way I refer to is the easiest way is it not?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It makes it easier to add a new light.

It makes it harder to move switches, and there are more wires to have to stuff into the box.

 

[plugwash]

Many thanks, I knew there was two methods of wiring a lighting circuit

theres at least four basic methods that i can think of off the top of my head and many mixtures and permutations of those possible.