When old phase colours are used in socket circuits...

[The Ghost]

Just finished work (10 pm) was wiring in a socket or two. As it was late had to keep me marbles about me! Strange feeling connecting blue into live.

 

[buzzlightyear]

are those single core cables in the conduit ,and if so why are the line marked up & why have used the neutral for the line ?
you better put your tin hat on and a flack jacket on .

 

[Dillb]

Why have you not identified your conductors correctly?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Look identified correctly to me, Brown is Line and Blue is Neutral.

 

[westward10]

This is a case of blue line/black neutral from probably the eighties and brown line/blue neutral from today. It never complied then although it was common practice.

 

[westward10]

Run out of white bushes Vorts.

 

[buzzlightyear]

could have gone to spec savers ,Vort. a bit of brown tape could not go a miss.
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[Deleted member 26818]

Must admit, with those particular colours, I would consider swapping Black for Blue and sleeving the end of the Black with brown.

 

[Rpa07]

Just bought 100metres if Brown 3mm Vortigern want to borrow 5cm?
Also @westward10 i have invested in 100metres of 2mm green and yellow - can I come home now?

 

[westward10]

Funny the things that stick in people's minds

 

[The Ghost]

white bushes

It is black conduit actually. Well apart from the section I put in.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Just bought 100metres if Brown 3mm Vortigern want to borrow 5cm?

you could post it to him , I could send him a roll of tape .what colour
would you like ?

 

[buzzlightyear]

It is black conduit actually. Well apart from the section I put in.

is that black the new white!

 

[The Ghost]

Yes I do get the sleeving thing. However the whole building (around 20 units) have this all over on all the circuits. Use of phase colours was flagged on the EICR we did last year on all circuits. So I just put the mixed colours notice on the DB. No one is going to get in there or even on site fiddling with the electrics if they are not qualified to do so.

 

[Rpa07]

He’ll reply in a defensive solicitor lawyer babble in a minute and we’ll all give in a mutter ‘uh huh’!
Edit - told you so!

 

[Spoon]

you could post it to him , I could send him a roll of tape .what colour
would you like ?

Do you have any illuminous glittery pink?

 

[Dillb]

Do you have any illuminous glittery pink?

I thought everyone did as standard in their toll box.

 

[The Ghost]

want to borrow 5cm

Borrow! You think I am going to give it back to you?

 

[Rpa07]

It’ll be you updating and ripping out the old so yes, I’ll have it back when you’ve finished with it. This ain’t no charity you know (double negative intended!)

 

[buzzlightyear]

Do you have any illuminous glittery pink

pm ,sparky chick for that .