light switch earth wire ?

[Deano3]

Hi all i purchased some light switches but they dont have earth wire just com and l1, the origional switch had a earth wire going onto the side of the switch, it is a metal box what the switch screws onto and using MK logic plastic white switches, do i just remove the wire going onto the switch and leave the one going onto the metal back box ?

thanks Dean

 

[Starspark1]

Yes.
If its a plastic switch just put the cpc,s into the back box cpc terminal.

 

[Deano3]

thanks a lot so is this correct and yellow and green wire goes into the metal back box into a terminal then another wires goes from there into the switch, so now i just remove the wire to the switch and leave the onle into the back metal box ?

the the back box in metal and switch is plastic

thanks again

 

[Starspark1]

Correct you only need that cpc fly lead from the box to the switch if the switch is metal.
As you have removed a metal switch and replaced with plastic then this fly lead is not necessary.

 

[Deano3]

thanks spark also on 1 of the light switches ( the one with 3 switches for landing and kitchen) the back box in plastic and there was a few neautral wires going to the face plate but as the new one is plastic can i just disconect them and tie them up ?

Thanks

 

[wingcoax]

They are NEUTRAL not earth. They should have a red/brown sleeving to denote switch return.

 

[Deano3]

its the green/yellow wire i am talking about can i just leave not connected as no were to connect to on back box and the switch housing?

 

[danechip]

Yes.
If its a plastic switch just put the cpc,s into the back box cpc terminal.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

its the green/yellow wire i am talking about can i just leave not connected as no were to connect to on back box and the switch housing?

Yes - that was this question:

Hi all i purchased some light switches but they dont have earth wire just com and l1, the origional switch had a earth wire going onto the side of the switch, it is a metal box what the switch screws onto and using MK logic plastic white switches, do i just remove the wire going onto the switch and leave the one going onto the metal back box ?

Which has been answered.

But now you're asking this:

also on 1 of the light switches ( the one with 3 switches for landing and kitchen) the back box in plastic and there was a few neautral wires going to the face plate but as the new one is plastic can i just disconect them and tie them up ?

Which is a different question.

Are you saying that you had black or blue conductors connected to the earth terminal on the old switch?

 

[Deano3]

this is a totally different question i changed all the metal light switches and plug sockets for plastic ones and all of them had metal back boxes were the wires are so i removed all the neautral wires from the socket and switch face plates and put into the back on the back box, but 1 light switch is plastic back box and now a plastic face plate so it has 3 neautral (yellow and green) wires going into the switch but now no were to attatch them so do i just ties them up out of the way and not connect them at all?

Thanks Dean

 

[wingcoax]

PLEASE note that GREEN/YELLOW is NOT neutral. It is EARTH.

 

[Deano3]

sorry my bad well earth i mean

thanks

 

[Deano3]

this is a totally different question i changed all the metal light switches and plug sockets for plastic ones and all of them had metal back boxes were the wires are so i removed all the earth wires from the switch face plates and put into the back on the back box, but 1 light switch is plastic back box and now a plastic face plate so it has 3 earth (yellow and green) wires going into the switch but now no were to attatch them so do i just ties them up out of the way and not connect them at all?

Thanks Dean

 

[Starspark1]

Put them all together in a connector block and tuck into back box.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

FGS.

Hi all i purchased some light switches but they dont have earth wire just com and l1, the origional switch had a earth wire going onto the side of the switch, it is a metal box what the switch screws onto and using MK logic plastic white switches, do i just remove the wire going onto the switch and leave the one going onto the metal back box ?

Yes.
If its a plastic switch just put the cpc,s into the back box cpc terminal.

thanks a lot so is this correct and yellow and green wire goes into the metal back box into a terminal then another wires goes from there into the switch, so now i just remove the wire to the switch and leave the onle into the back metal box ?

the the back box in metal and switch is plastic

thanks again

Correct you only need that cpc fly lead from the box to the switch if the switch is metal.
As you have removed a metal switch and replaced with plastic then this fly lead is not necessary.

its the green/yellow wire i am talking about can i just leave not connected as no were to connect to on back box and the switch housing?

Yes.
If its a plastic switch just put the cpc,s into the back box cpc terminal.

this is a totally different question i changed all the metal light switches and plug sockets for plastic ones and all of them had metal back boxes were the wires are so i removed all the earth wires from the switch face plates and put into the back on the back box, but 1 light switch is plastic back box and now a plastic face plate so it has 3 earth (yellow and green) wires going into the switch but now no were to attatch them so do i just ties them up out of the way and not connect them at all?

Thanks Dean

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