Rewiring lighting circuits

[Jane]

It is OK to use junction boxes when rewiring your home lighting circuit?
I have rewired my house and am getting the meter and supply moved. Before I can get this done, I have to get an elctrician to test and sign the electrics off. I've been told by the electrician that junction boxes shouldn't have been used and I need to amend this before he can test and sign it off.

So have I done it wrong?
Cheers,
Jane

 

[breezer]

technically no you havent done wrong. unfortunately some one decided to move the goal posts, you are not allowed to use junction boxes any more. You can however use crimps, personally i do not like them.

Before you rush out and get a crimper, check with the electrcian will they be acceptable, if so then get a ratchet crimper like this one, the ones from car spares shops are NOT acceptable

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea...q=crimper&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0

 

[Jane]

Thanks for your help. Don't really like the idea of crimping - so I guess I'll just have to do it properly!

Thanks again,
Jane

 

[alexnic]

hi,

RE: the use of junction boxes

I assume that you are talking about individual junction boxes for each light / switch?

I have not long ago rewired my lighting circuits, upstairs was the loop-in method but for the downstairs lighting I used a central 8" x 8" junction box. I wasn't aware these were illegal under the IEE 16th editition regs

Maybe someone could clarify this for me

 

[Jane]

Hi,
Yes, I 've mainly got individual junction boxes for each light/switch. Apparently I should have used loop-in for the whole house.
Think the idea behind it is access to the wires.
Jane

 

[breezer]

to be honest about it if you are wiring lights from scratch there should be no need to use junction boxes at all.

They were "banned" because of the actual connections, if a connection is not tight it can "arc" creating heat, then a fire, which is why crimps are allowed because crimps when done properly are very tight an should not be able to come loose.