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Re: Wiring light switches...


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Wiring light switches...
  • From: "psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:30:13 -0000
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I agree - I guess doing these projects is much more interesting than
writing about them - and there's always another project to be
working on!

I found Mark's wiring guide useful and the wiring diagrams for the
AD10/LD11's on the Comfort web site useful. Trouble is, there are so
many different ways of wiring these things.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Nikola Kasic" <nikola@k...> wrote:
> It's amaizing that we are all doing some kind of wiring at home,
and still
> we don't have any instructions, images, schematics on our web site.
> Can someone write simple instructions with images and schematics,
how we
> should wire lighting properly.
> It's obvious that there are so many qualified people in the group,
but
> because we don't have any guides permanent on site, same questions
come up
> again and again, as someone is doing wiring and needs information.
> Cheers,
> Nik
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@b...]
>   Sent: 18 July 2002 08:21
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Wiring light switches...
>
>
>   Andy,
>
>   Yes this is generally correct for 99% of the time, the
convention as a
>   general rule is to wire the live as red, the switched live (or
return)
>   as the black and the earth, if needed. However, as I have
discovered
>   over time many sparks seem not in the least bit interested in
>   convention!
>
>   If you are re-wiring from scratch it may be an idea to think
about
>   putting in three-core cable, i.e. three plus earth as this gives
you the
>   flexibility to chop and change things behind the scenes without
ripping
>   up walls etc. Were I to re-wire for HA this is probably what I'd
try to
>   do, whether it's acceptable practise or not is another matter! :/
>
>   K.
>
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: fondlezz [mailto:akilgore@n...]
>   > Sent: 18 July 2002 00:20
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx >   > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Wiring light switches...
>   >
>   >
>   > Yeah, it is when you're wiring sockets etc. but to the best of
my
>   > knowledge the three wires that go to a standard light switch
act as
>   > live, switched live and earth (even though live and switched
live may
>   > be coloured as they would be for live and neutral).
>   >
>   > As I say, this is my understanding of it all - I maybe wrong...
>   > (Hey, it wouldn't be the first time...!?!)
>   >
>   > Andy.
>
>
>
>
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