My preference is to double one earthwire then park it under the box earth terminal before it continues to the socket earth terminal rather than create a separate earth tail.
I do not like reliance on the fixed lug - folk often slacken off the faceplate screws and don`t quite tighten them back fully, or they become a bit loose overtime, can create a poorer connection.
So, although it`s often not needed I do connect the back box earth terminal usually by doubling but sometimes by fly lead instead.
I have seen, for some reason, the fixing screws replaced with nylon screws. The mind boggles - I don`t just mean on plastic lightswitches and unearthed lighting circuits but on socket circuits too
My preference is to double one earthwire then park it under the box earth terminal before it continues to the socket earth terminal rather than create a separate earth tail.
I do not like reliance on the fixed lug - folk often slacken off the faceplate screws and don`t quite tighten them back fully, or they become a bit loose overtime, can create a poorer connection.
So, although it`s often not needed I do connect the back box earth terminal usually by doubling but sometimes by fly lead instead.
I have seen, for some reason, the fixing screws replaced with nylon screws. The mind boggles - I don`t just mean on plastic lightswitches and unearthed lighting circuits but on socket circuits too
