ouside light wiring!

[Unregistered]

Hi,

I have recently moved house and when i went to put up my new outside lights i came accross the following, a brown wire, a black wire, a grey wire and a bear wire with no insullation on. I cant find this set up in any of my referance books.

Can any one tell me what's what please?

Thanks Dan

 

[EasyFox]

It's 3 core & earth Dan
if it's on an outside light I suspect the light would be a pir type.
So you will probably have a perm live / a switched live / a neutral & the bare wire will be the cpc.

 

[ian.settle1]

Hi,

I have recently moved house and when i went to put up my new outside lights i came accross the following, a brown wire, a black wire, a grey wire and a bear wire with no insullation on. I cant find this set up in any of my referance books.

Can any one tell me what's what please?

Thanks Dan

these are the new harmonised colours

 

[Unregistered]

Thanks guys,

I'm going to get a pro in i think to the job.

for my own mind have i got this right-

Brown is live, black is earth, grey is switch live, and the bare wire is circuit protective conductor?

Where does the CPC go?

Thanks again

 

[EasyFox]

Without testing each conductor we wouldn't know whats what but,
Brown = phase (peranent live)
Black = switched live (sleeved brown)
Grey = Neutral (sleeved blue)
Bare copper = CPC (earth)

 

[Bane]

Brown = phase (peranent live)
Black = switched live (sleeved brown)
Grey = Neutral (sleeved blue)
Bear = Yogi (or was it boo-boo?)

 

[Unregistered]

Cheers lads. Definately getting a spark in to do it.

Quite clearly i'm clueless!

 

[wayne]

i wonder if the guy knew how to turn the power off first

 

[Cirrus]

Why - don't we all wire lighting live????

 

[LukeScotty]

incase you get an epileptic fit when connecting the wires