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no earthing in lighting circuit

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  • 13-04-2016 10:49pm
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    HoggyRS
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭


    There is no earthing in the lighting circuits of a house and the owner wants to get metal switches instead of the old plastic ones and also metal light fittings. Is it within regs to run single earths to all switches and lights or should new 3 core cables be run altogether for all the circuits?


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    HoggyRS wrote: »
    There is no earthing in the lighting circuits of a house and the owner wants to get metal switches instead of the old plastic ones and also metal light fittings. Is it within regs to run single earths to all switches and lights or should new 3 core cables be run altogether for all the circuits?
    Single earth is fine however it may be more practical to rewire the entire lighting circuit when your at it(depending on age it might be due one)


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    +1

    The addition of the earth would "tick that box".


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