Wire colour dilemma.
 

I just wired a fan controller, the only fitting on the circuit. To the
switch from the CU is a red and black T & E cable. From the controller
run neutral and two switched lives via a new bit of 3 core and earth,
coloured grey, black and brown. I used the black as neutral and put a
bit of blue sleeving on it. I connected it to the black supply neutral
wire and didn't put any sleeving on it, because it was already the old
neutral colour. This looks odd - did I do wrong? Is there a rule?




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Roger Hayter

Wire colour dilemma.
 

On 08/04/2019 21:15, Roger Hayter wrote:
I just wired a fan controller, the only fitting on the circuit. To the
switch from the CU is a red and black T & E cable. From the controller
run neutral and two switched lives via a new bit of 3 core and earth,
coloured grey, black and brown. I used the black as neutral and put a
bit of blue sleeving on it. I connected it to the black supply neutral
wire and didn't put any sleeving on it, because it was already the old
neutral colour. This looks odd - did I do wrong? Is there a rule?

There is no requirement to oversleeve old colours with new colours.

BTW the general guidance is to use the grey as neutral when using the
new colours.

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Adam

Wire colour dilemma.
 

ARW wrote:

On 08/04/2019 21:15, Roger Hayter wrote:
I just wired a fan controller, the only fitting on the circuit. To the
switch from the CU is a red and black T & E cable. From the controller
run neutral and two switched lives via a new bit of 3 core and earth,
coloured grey, black and brown. I used the black as neutral and put a
bit of blue sleeving on it. I connected it to the black supply neutral
wire and didn't put any sleeving on it, because it was already the old
neutral colour. This looks odd - did I do wrong? Is there a rule?

There is no requirement to oversleeve old colours with new colours.

BTW the general guidance is to use the grey as neutral when using the
new colours.

That's interesting, any logic to that? I was reluctant to use black as
switched live, although it wouldn't be unusual with the old colours of
course.

--

Roger Hayter

Wire colour dilemma.
 

On 08/04/2019 22:17, Roger Hayter wrote:
ARW wrote:

On 08/04/2019 21:15, Roger Hayter wrote:
I just wired a fan controller, the only fitting on the circuit. To the
switch from the CU is a red and black T & E cable. From the controller
run neutral and two switched lives via a new bit of 3 core and earth,
coloured grey, black and brown. I used the black as neutral and put a
bit of blue sleeving on it. I connected it to the black supply neutral
wire and didn't put any sleeving on it, because it was already the old
neutral colour. This looks odd - did I do wrong? Is there a rule?

There is no requirement to oversleeve old colours with new colours.

BTW the general guidance is to use the grey as neutral when using the
new colours.

That's interesting, any logic to that? I was reluctant to use black as
switched live, although it wouldn't be unusual with the old colours of
course.


To get people out of the habit of using the the old colours would be my
guess.

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Adam