See i would do this but the little get i had today was a plasterboard back boxOr park them in the box earth terminal and bring one forward.
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See i would do this but the little get i had today was a plasterboard back boxOr park them in the box earth terminal and bring one forward.
See i would do this but the little get i had today was a plasterboard back box
In the end i had to basically do what you suggest - get a firm grip on the cpc's and hold them in with bent nose pliers. Doing the screw up was hard though, it was almost like i needed an extra hand.I've never had to do this with a socket, but with metal switchplates I'd split between box and plate if someone had pulled an unnecessary number of earths to one point. Just putting another option out there, but I'd be inclined to get the hang of gripping CPCs inside sleeving and put them in the provided terminal, where possible - unfortunately the design of some accessories leaves much to be desired.
at extra expense , have you seen the price of a hank of sleeving these daysCome now, you can easily get sleeving over the twisted set!
Thats what I am thinkingDon't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.
Some do, some don't.Don't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.
Some do, some don't.
Also the back-box terminals are often smaller so harder to get 3 wires in to make it worth doing, let along 4 as a common point
MK sockets, just one entry for each wire, earths in the middle. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/uploa...dium.jpg.2847134c6b9eab17346eb6ad1c7cdd10.jpgDon't most socket plates come with 2 earth terminals these days?
I'm sure the ones we spec do.
MK sockets, just one entry for each wire, earths in the middle. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/uploa...dium.jpg.2847134c6b9eab17346eb6ad1c7cdd10.jpg
They're garbage.
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