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Why he pulled the cable out and removed the spur I have no idea.
Because stupid is as stupid does.
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Why he pulled the cable out and removed the spur I have no idea.
I agree with 123 I've only ever bought 1 roll of 1mm in my life always 1.5mm. You all need to get using twin brown there as well. Surely better than having to sleeve switch cables. As for the plumber, sounds like he did it out of spite because you couldn't be there at his demand, they are strange and awkward people
Long story short my brother is having a new boiler fitted , the old one was wired via a plug top to a kitchen worktop socket.
Why would you need to know whether a phase conductor is switched or not? From a safety aspect all that is important is that it's a phase conductor. How do orange or violet phase conductors match harmonised colours?With twin brown you don't which is which. The best method, as used in some countries, is an identifiable switch wire colour, orange or violet.
One is usually dark brown and the other a lighter shade for that exact purpose, and it's still a long shot better than blue and stops careless people from failing to sleeve it correctlyWith twin brown you don't which is which. The best method, as used in some countries, is an identifiable switch wire colour, orange or violet.
Are single pvc/pvc and earth not readily available? What do you do if you need to take a neutral and earth to a light with a switch wire coming from somewhere else? Just run a t+e?Do you use bigger ocpds? To my mind it makes no sense to use 1.5 for a 6A circuit whem 1mm is already bigger than is normally necessary.
PVC/PVC singles and PVC/PVC single+earth is something I would love to see commonly available, and used, over here.
Unnecessary waste of materials annoys the hell out of me, oversized cables or T&E used where only one core is required are fine examples.
TBH even if they weren't different shades, it's simple enough to identify the conductors just like you would have to with MICC cable it hardly takes any timeOne is usually dark brown and the other a lighter shade for that exact purpose, and it's still a long shot better than blue and stops careless people from failing to sleeve it correctly
Precisely. I didn't think a simple continuity test or beller test should be beyond any of us.TBH even if they weren't different shades, it's simple enough to identify the conductors just like you would have to with MICC cable it hardly takes any time
No need for a wander lead. Simply put one of the browns on the cpc terminal on the backbox and bell it out.get out the MFT and wander lead. null the meter, fall over the wander lead that tangles round your legs when half way up your steps. clip end on cable at light, then realise that tripping over the wander lead has pulled the croc off at the switch. SOD IT. brown/blue every time.
too easy. you'll have apprentices over educated.No need for a wander lead. Simply put one of the browns on the cpc terminal on the backbox and bell it out.
Are single pvc/pvc and earth not readily available? What do you do if you need to take a neutral and earth to a light with a switch wire coming from somewhere else? Just run a t+e?
I would suggest that it's not that uncommon with outside lights though, or wall lights etc.It's very rare to encounter that situation as the way we wire lighting circuits generally doesn't produce that situation. Plus we are used to thinking in terms of using T&E so would naturally tend to wire the lighting that way.
But yes when a single conductor and earth is needed then we would normally just run a twin and only use one conductor.
I would suggest that it's not that uncommon with outside lights though, or wall lights etc.
JK...they are not just stupid, they are evil!
.that's derogatory to Satan. i'll have to report you for Satanism post.Aye ..... the spawn of satan.
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