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2 plate lighting question

Former Community Member
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Hi all,


New to the forum so please be kind! I'm starting a rewire of my home and have decided for a multitude of reasons to go with wiring the lighting using the 2 plate method(smart light switches and the like mostly requiring neutral). I was intending and can't see any negatives to doing it slightly differently in that I wasn't going to take the feed for following on differently switched lights from the switch, instead I plan to supply one junction box from the consumer unit and then spur off for each room's lighting (may install a second jb depending on how congested the first is looking). 


In doing this I would avoid there ever being a need for more than 3 cables in a single light switch, i.e. worst case scenario i'd have permanent supply (from jb), switched supply to light fitting and lastly in some cases a 3C & CPC for 2 Way switching. Plus in my mind make future installs easier, i.e. any additional feed coming from one central point.


Can anyone think of any good reason not to do the above? Can't see anything in the regs to suggest this would be a problem? 


Cheers all!
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    Thanks for all your responses! 


    I'm basically in a situation where I want to be wiring the place to the best possible standard and future proofing it as far as I humanly can (maybe a pointless endeavour - who knows what will be the norm in the future) but with regards to future work - i by trade am an electrical designer but previously had many years of electrical installation so am intending on doing a wide array of drawings detailing all the wiring & locations of junction boxes and any other concealed equipment - also planning for them to be maintenance free but placing them in the most easily accessible places around the house for any future work. 


    I'd be interested of those of you which disagree with my intention of 2 plate and now probably installing with a few extra cores in some locations (thanks Andy, definitely wise should I want to make future modifications), what would you do if you were in my situation? i.e. complete rewire wanting to future proof everything as much as possible - all bells and whistles gucci install.


    Greg
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    Thanks for all your responses! 


    I'm basically in a situation where I want to be wiring the place to the best possible standard and future proofing it as far as I humanly can (maybe a pointless endeavour - who knows what will be the norm in the future) but with regards to future work - i by trade am an electrical designer but previously had many years of electrical installation so am intending on doing a wide array of drawings detailing all the wiring & locations of junction boxes and any other concealed equipment - also planning for them to be maintenance free but placing them in the most easily accessible places around the house for any future work. 


    I'd be interested of those of you which disagree with my intention of 2 plate and now probably installing with a few extra cores in some locations (thanks Andy, definitely wise should I want to make future modifications), what would you do if you were in my situation? i.e. complete rewire wanting to future proof everything as much as possible - all bells and whistles gucci install.


    Greg
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