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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they
had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? They didn't actually say any more on the subject - which is really annoying for a viewer, if we are not to make the same mistakes they should bloody well say what the exact problem was. The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. Can you think of anything else it might have been? Thanks |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
On 17 Sep, 13:10, freepo wrote:
I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? *They didn't actually say any more on the subject - which is really annoying for a viewer, if we are not to make the same mistakes they should bloody well say what the exact problem was. The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. *Can you think of anything else it might have been? Thanks Given some of the numptiness on there, maybe using three-core flex? Bell wire? |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
freepo wrote:
I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? They didn't actually say any more on the subject - which is really annoying for a viewer, if we are not to make the same mistakes they should bloody well say what the exact problem was. The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. Can you think of anything else it might have been? Might be they used 2.5mm^2 T&E... hard to use an undersized one unless it was a 10A circuit with cables under insulation etc. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
On 17 Sep, 13:10, freepo wrote:
The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. *Can you think of anything else it might have been? Thanks T&E instead of 3-core+E? |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
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, wrote: The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. Can you think of anything else it might have been? Thanks T&E instead of 3-core+E? Can you still buy that? -- *I used up all my sick days so I called in dead Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:19:22 +0100 someone who may be "Dave Plowman
(News)" wrote this:- T&E instead of 3-core+E? Can you still buy that? Screwfix list both on http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A231781/Electrical/Cable -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
On 17 Sep, 14:45, David Hansen
wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:19:22 +0100 someone who may be "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote this:- T&E instead of 3-core+E? Can you still buy that? Screwfix list both on http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A231781/Electrical/Cable -- * David Hansen, Edinburgh *I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me *http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 I started some years ago to wire up a friend's extension and then realised just how many lights he was going to have in a converted barn lounge. Ripped out 1mm^2 and replace with 1.5mm^2. Could be that. Rob |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
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David Hansen wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:19:22 +0100 someone who may be "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote this:- T&E instead of 3-core+E? Can you still buy that? Screwfix list both on http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A231781/Electrical/Cable Sorry - I read it as twin rather than TW&E. Looking for something that made sense. -- *Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
freepo wrote:
I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? Possibly that an earth-shielded cable to BS 8436, such as Earthshield or Flexishield, was needed to allow it to be buried in the walls without RCD protection whilst complying with the 17th edition? -- Andy |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
On 17 Sep, 18:00, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article , David Hansen wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:19:22 +0100 someone who may be "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote this:- T&E instead of 3-core+E? Can you still buy that? Screwfix list both on http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A231781/Electrical/Cable Sorry - I read it as twin rather than TW&E. Looking for something that made sense. I can see why perhaps, as I'm not finding it there^ |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
"freepo" wrote in message ... I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? They didn't actually say any more on the subject - which is really annoying for a viewer, if we are not to make the same mistakes they should bloody well say what the exact problem was. The only things I can think of are low voltage lights, and the wrong colour coding of cables, which changed a few years ago. Can you think of anything else it might have been? Thanks Perhaps it was a bit of washing line. mark |
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Wrong wiring for lighting circuit
"Andy Wade" wrote in message ... freepo wrote: I was just watching property ladder, and the guy said that after they had just installed the lighting circuit, they had found out it was the wrong sort of cable. Can you think of what he meant? Possibly that an earth-shielded cable to BS 8436, such as Earthshield or Flexishield, was needed to allow it to be buried in the walls without RCD protection whilst complying with the 17th edition? -- Brown brown instead of brown blue? Adam |
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