In our new house the supply cable earth is already attached to the mounting box earth terminal.Is it perfectly OK to attach the earth on a metal dimmer switch to the same mounting box terminal i.e. I'd have 2 wires connected there? Is there any preference for the dimmer's earth to mounting box earth terminal, being sleeved cable rather than flex?
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Dimmer switch earth
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for the earth link between backbox and faceplate sleeved earth from T&E is acceptable but it can be a little unwieldly.
a bit of earth from flex of appropriate size (e.g. 1mm or more for lighting stuff) would be fine so would a peice of single core earth wire.
a bit of earth from flex of appropriate size (e.g. 1mm or more for lighting stuff) would be fine so would a peice of single core earth wire.
I always keep odd lengths and offcuts of flex for just this purpose.
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