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Mixing 1.5mm and 1mm wire in lighting circuits?
Is it OK to use 1.5mm for most of a lighting circuit,
including all the shared feeds, and 1mm 2 core and 3 core for some individual lamps and switches? [george] |
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Mixing 1.5mm and 1mm wire in lighting circuits?
On Friday, 4 October 2019 18:56:25 UTC+1, George Miles wrote:
Is it OK to use 1.5mm for most of a lighting circuit, including all the shared feeds, and 1mm 2 core and 3 core for some individual lamps and switches? Yes. As long as the piddly 1mm wires don't fall out of the terminals. DAMHIKT Owain |
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Mixing 1.5mm and 1mm wire in lighting circuits?
On 04/10/2019 18:56, George Miles wrote:
Is it OK to use 1.5mm for most of a lighting circuit, including all the shared feeds, and 1mm 2 core and 3 core for some individual lamps and switches? Yes. Subject to maximum loadings, MCB rating and installation methods. All of which is probably irrelevant on a domestic property with a 6A MCB. -- Adam |
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