On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:56:03 +0000, John Borrman wrote:

Yes, and if your back boxes haven't got an earth terminal they need
replacing.

Would it suffice under IEE regs as Andrew recomended to crimp a earth wire
to ring and connect this to the fixing screw? Its just that all walls have
been plastered and painted now.... cant face replacing all the face
plates.

You can't rely on the earth provided by the faceplate screws

mike

I would add a corrugated washer between ring and metal of box to give it
some bite.

Dave

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For what we are about to balls up may common sense prevent us doing it
again
in the future!!