I have a little area in the corner of the kitchen, within a cupboard, which has a number of electrical switches for the outdoor electrics:
2x security lights
400W floodlight
12W light
outdoor socket
shed
Currently the wiring is a bit of a mess in that there are 4x single gang surface mount back boxes, onto which is installed 2x switched FCUs (one with a neon, one without), a double pole switch, and a twin single pole switch for the 400W flood and the 12W light. Since this is all taken from a spur from a nearby socket, its all very dodgy and illegal probably. Its probably a case of something was wired up, then something was added, then another, then another etc.
So, I plan to update it by having the spur off the socket initially feed into a 13A fuse/double pole switch, then switches for the various items. The lights don't need indicating neons but it would handy if the others did. Since there's 5 or 6 switches + master switch + fuse to all fit in here, is this an ideal candidate for grid wiring eg in a custom 8 gang box? It would certainly neaten up the wiring here.
Since there's 5 neutrals to be connected together; and 9-10 earths (including the earth for the switch/box itself) can you buy or fit a little bus bar into the enclosure?
Or would a small consumer unit be better here?
2x security lights
400W floodlight
12W light
outdoor socket
shed
Currently the wiring is a bit of a mess in that there are 4x single gang surface mount back boxes, onto which is installed 2x switched FCUs (one with a neon, one without), a double pole switch, and a twin single pole switch for the 400W flood and the 12W light. Since this is all taken from a spur from a nearby socket, its all very dodgy and illegal probably. Its probably a case of something was wired up, then something was added, then another, then another etc.
So, I plan to update it by having the spur off the socket initially feed into a 13A fuse/double pole switch, then switches for the various items. The lights don't need indicating neons but it would handy if the others did. Since there's 5 or 6 switches + master switch + fuse to all fit in here, is this an ideal candidate for grid wiring eg in a custom 8 gang box? It would certainly neaten up the wiring here.
Since there's 5 neutrals to be connected together; and 9-10 earths (including the earth for the switch/box itself) can you buy or fit a little bus bar into the enclosure?
Or would a small consumer unit be better here?