Re: Wiring light switches...

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi All
            Was
reading this thread with interest being a sparkie .Quite
surprized the UK  sparkies use T+E  for switch wires ,i would
have thought
the British Standards would not allow a neutral conductor to be used for
any
live switching . Here in Australia the sparkies use a TWIN ACTIVE cable
(red
+ while) no earth required you can also get triple active . I would
check
the reg book before doing any new cabling using neutral as  a switch
wire .
If you have to use it do as Phil suggests and sleeve the neutral with a
coloured heakshrink.

Frank Mc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wiring light switches...


>
> Ideally for the feed to a normal light switch (or the momentary
switch
> controlling an LD/AD10) you would use what is called twin red and
earth
> as both conductors are (or can be live). Failing this you should
sheath
> the black conductor (which is usually fed from the
"switched" side of
> the switch) at both the switch and ceiling rose ends with a red piece
of
> sheathing to indicate that it can be live. Most sparkies use T&E
to feed
> to light switches as it's a lot cheaper than twin red and earth.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Hetherington
> > [mailto:mark.egroups@xxxxxxx]
> > 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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