Changing ceiling rose in a new build house

[sparksburnout]

Load o fuss about nowt. I hate old houses where the lighting circuit is wired in singles. Bloody cables slung about all over the place takes ages to work out what's going where half the time. Nothing wrong with using 3 core cables for 2 way lighting at all, in fact, best way. How do you lads go on with armoured then? Do you have specialised Brown Blue and Green/Yellow SWA?????

 

[Risteard]

How do you lads go on with armoured then? Do you have specialised Brown Blue and Green/Yellow SWA?????

Not in the north, but in the south 3-core SWA is brown, blue & green/yellow. Although ETCI Wiring Rules permit the use of the armour as a cpc it is never actually done, and it wouldn't be permissible to remark the conductors on the SWA. (Except for recently it has been made legal to remark the blue as green/yellow with retrospective effect.)

In fact a job I did recently in Bridgend, Co. Donegal (right on the border - less than 5 minutes from me) needed a 3-core SWA. The local wholesalers didn't stock any in single phase colours so I had to drive to Letterkenny in Co. Donegal 20 miles away to get the cable.

 

[Leesparkykent]

You can get 3core swa here which is brown,blue, green and yellow. Its just not very common and generally a special order.

 

[Risteard]

You can get 3core swa here which is brown,blue, green and yellow. Its just not very common and generally a special order.

Granted, but unfortunately it's not always an option to wait for delivery!

And before anyone asks why not use 2-core - no-one stocks it!

 

[sparksburnout]

Blimey my flabber has never been more gasted. Last time I was in Southern Ireland (Admittedly a while back now, on the West coast), we went into a local "shop", for some butties, it being a "general store". Turns out not only is it a general store and post office, but at the end of the room is a coffin resting on a table, yep its a funeral parlour as well, and to top it off, there is a couple of old boys supping the black stuff up the other end of the shop, this at 9:30 am. Fantastic, what a place. So I am amazed anyone gives a ---- about the colours of anything really!!! Hey ho.

 

[Risteard]

LOL. Believe it or not electrical work has become much more regulated over the past two and a half years. Although the Wiring Rules have been around longer than that.

 

[sparksburnout]

LOL. Believe it or not electrical work has become much more regulated over the past two and a half years. Although the Wiring Rules have been around longer than that.

Mmmm I will take your word for that. Anyway as it happens I am off to see a G&R tribute now so see you later

 

[Risteard]

Mmmm I will take your word for that. Anyway as it happens I am off to see a G&R tribute now so see you later

Have fun, but don't be Dancin' with Mr. Brownstone...

 

[Dave OCD]

You can get 3core swa here which is brown,blue, green and yellow. Its just not very common and generally a special order.

And much more expensive !