GRID switches. GRRRRR.!

[telectrix]

Hate the bloody things. 4 D/P 20A switches with 4 fuses, During a current job, UFH, some mods to sockets and switches, maybe due to dust from retiling, 1 switch started arcing. linked out till new switch came. fitted new switch with much cursing, terminals too small and not deep enough, ragging the whole issue up, down, sideways to connect, finally got the whole lot back together only to find that another switch had given up. O/C on both poles. had to pull the lot out again, link it out, order new switches. luckily customer gave me a beer before I got the hammer to it.

 

[Cadgey123]

I hate installing them for kitchen appliances as well.
Is there any other methods to provide better means of isolation?

 

[Cadgey123]

Hate the bloody things. 4 D/P 20A switches with 4 fuses, During a current job, UFH, some mods to sockets and switches, maybe due to dust from retiling, 1 switch started arcing. linked out till new switch came. fitted new switch with much cursing, terminals too small and not deep enough, ragging the whole issue up, down, sideways to connect, finally got the whole lot back together only to find that another switch had given up. O/C on both poles. had to pull the lot out again, link it out, order new switches. luckily customer gave me a beer before I got the hammer to it.

I feel you!! Those terminals are a bit of a struggling with a few 2.5mm2 hanging out the back. Not really designed to be tightened too much!

 

[SparkyChick]

You have my sympathies.

I had to change an 8 switch grid the other day and typically not enough slack to work on it nicely. Right pain in the posterior, could quite happily have kicked the --- of the body that installed it.

 

[telectrix]

and that was just after fighting with a 2 gang dimmer on a single 25mm back box with 3 3 core/e and 2 T/E connected, all in 1.5mm and Ns in a chock blok.

 

[telectrix]

why can somebody design such an abortion whereby the exposed stripped copper can't be more than 6mm or you get visible conductor at the terminals? any terminal taking 2.5mm should be deep enough to accept at least 12mm.

 

[westward10]

Another case of modern day accessories not being suitable for purpose. Thirty years ago when todays wiring methods were not employed they would have coped effortlessly.

 

[telectrix]

and regardin previous post about the bloody double dimmer. 3 x 1.5 into 1 terminal, FFS.

 

[SparkyChick]

and regardin previous post about the bloody double dimmer. 3 x 1.5 into 1 terminal, FFS.

Need a hug?

 

[Toneyz]

Best to use a 47mm deep k.o. box. I was wondering if doing the links with stranded conduit singles may help? What make was the grid switch Tel?