UK cable 1mm coloured red blue yellow -- what is it?

[WilcoxElec]

could it by any chance be the 3 core red/blue/white of the 70s which had no cpc(earth),maybe the white has discoloured a bit.clutching at straws but that most definetly had no earth.

No, definitely solid yellow - that is what attracted attention, we use loads of different colours for live and returns in France when wires are put in ICA/ICTA tubing in the structure of buildings (the multicoured runs can look quite pretty) , but yellow is not one of them, we can use white so long as we call it Ivoire (Ivory coloured) - and older electriciens like to use lots of that for old times sake... (white and blue is like your red and black to the old hands ).

 

[Engineer54]

No, definitely solid yellow - that is what attracted attention, we use loads of different colours for live and returns in France when wires are put in ICA/ICTA tubing in the structure of buildings (the multicoured runs can look quite pretty) , but yellow is not one of them, we can use white so long as we call it Ivoire (Ivory coloured) - and older electriciens like to use lots of that for old times sake... (white and blue is like your red and black to the old hands ).

So much for the European cable/wire colour harmonization then ...lol!!!

 

[WilcoxElec]

So much for the European cable/wire colour harmonization then ...lol!!!

Well, the cables colours are harmonised --- now that the UK uses the same as averyone else - yellow/green light blue brown grey black .... :smiley2:

 

[telectrix]

So much for the European cable/wire colour harmonization then ...lol!!!

what harmonization? it's only the UK that abides by stupid european rules. i say get out of the EU, flood the tunnel,
raise the drawbridge.

 

[Des 56]

How they came up with Brown/Black/Grey boggles the mind

In my opinion Red/Yellow/Blue would be the choice of Electricians actually tasked with using these strange,unsuitable shades of gods knows what they have lumbered the industry with
What numpties I wonder chose Grey has a phase colour ?:90:

 

[telectrix]

and black

 

[Engineer54]

How they came up with Brown/Black/Grey boggles the mind

In my opinion Red/Yellow/Blue would be the choice of Electricians actually tasked with using these strange,unsuitable shades of gods knows what they have lumbered the industry with
What numpties I wonder chose Grey has a phase colour ?:90:

Agree, ....at least you could easily distinguish between the old phase colours in bad/low lighting conditions, that's now neigh on impossible!! lol!!

 

[Engineer54]

Well, the cables colours are harmonised --- now that the UK uses the same as averyone else - yellow/green light blue brown grey black .... :smiley2:

we use loads of different colours for live and returns in France

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So what's this all about then?? Where's the harmonisation here?? ...lol!!

 

[Victor]

It would be interesting to see the French version of our BS7671 Wiring Regs!

How good is your French, I can send you a copy if you wish.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Thanks for the offer Victor.
My French is virtually non existent, but, I assume it's a virtual copy, please send.
I might be going over soon so I can take it with me.
The locals do some lovel cider where this house is.