Re: Wiring light switches...

["psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>]

I recently re-wired my house for momentary switches and LD11's (now 
wish I'd used modules with a quicker response than X10 - but that's 
a different story!). I pretty much left the old cabling and ceiling 
rose structure in place and ran a new 1mm T&E cable to each light 
switch, breaking into the circuit and feeding the LD11's. With 17 
rooms, even that's a LOT of cabling and even though the house is 
only 4 years old, it was a real pig to do as a variety of wall 
construction methods had been used. Works really well though (and 
first time).

Paul.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Peter Heath" <ph236@c...> wrote:
> T @ E cable can be used in a number of ways. in most domestic 
circuits a
> loop in system is used where by a live neutral and earth are 
looped between
> all light fittings forming the backbone of the circuit. in 
addition to this
> the switching of individual lights is achieved by running an 
additional T @
> E cable from the switch position to its respective light. in this 
case the
> live (red) is connected at the light fitting to the looped live 
and the
> switch wire (black marked with red sleeve) is used as a return 
path to
> switch the light on. the long and short of it is each fitting will
have a
> joint for looped live (permanent live) and a connection for 
switched live
> along with a permanent neutral.
> 
> Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hetherington [mailto:mark.egroups@m...]
> Sent: 18 July 2002 00:28
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wiring light switches...
> 
> 
> fluff wrote:
> > I always assumed T & E was live, neutral & earth.
> > Hope so coz I just did a rewire that way.
> 
> That is correct. But in a lighting circuit, the live and neutral 
are used as
> live and switched live. It is still called T&E.
> 
> Mark.
> 
> 
> 
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