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Re: Wiring light switches...
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- 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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