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Replacing Plug And Light Sockets
Is it just as simple as unscrewing the old and screwing on the new or am I going to need an electrician?
TIA - as always
TIA - as always
Answers
As the others have said, swapping over the faceplates is straightforw ard. Go ahead ............ . but .......... If you have plastic ones now, and you want to replace with metal plates, then it's essential to earth them. If not, and a fault causes the sockets to become live, then the automatic disconnectio n may not operate; making them dangerous to touch.
17:59 Fri 13th Jan 2017
Have your phone with you and take a picture of the wire layout and you can't go wrong or even pen and paper. Make sure the power is off. If you don't have a tester plug something in, make sure it works then turn power off and test appliance again. Do'nt rely on just switching a light on and off, it can still be live power off on lighting circuit.
Take care with the positioning of the wiring layout of the new face plates compared to the old ones Ric. The brass contact points may be differently laid out and cause a little confusion. Also take extreme care as you free up the old ones. The last thing you need is wires to pull out of the terminals and not to know where they came from. This is crucial with a two way light switch set up.
If it's a old wiring layout, you could still have Red live. Black neutral. A common problem you could come across is, the wires are very short, and hence a bit of a job connecting the last wire to the back of the light/power socket. A long nose pliers sometimes help, if you got fat stubby fingers.
Or use terminal blocks to extend the wires
Or use terminal blocks to extend the wires
As the others have said, swapping over the faceplates is straightforward. Go ahead ............. but ..........
If you have plastic ones now, and you want to replace with metal plates, then it's essential to earth them. If not, and a fault causes the sockets to become live, then the automatic disconnection may not operate; making them dangerous to touch.
If you have plastic ones now, and you want to replace with metal plates, then it's essential to earth them. If not, and a fault causes the sockets to become live, then the automatic disconnection may not operate; making them dangerous to touch.
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