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Drew34

Yesterday whilst doing my practical assessment (2365 level 2) I caused a bit of a stink.
I was working on a couple of 2 way switches with singles through pvc conduit.
As the training centre boss walked past he started over me having blue cable at the switches.
He kept saying 'why have you got neutrals?'
My response was ' I haven't. I'm going to sleeve them brown. Surly it's not neutral if it's not doing what a neutral should do it's just a cable until terminated.'
My tutor had no problem with this method.
Maybe I should have just smiled and pleased him.
Was I right?
 
I'm just stressing and unfortunately came here to rant. But on the plus side I know never to do it again.
Maybe I should have just said ' don't worry my mates an electrician and he's gonna change it when he's back off holiday'
Sorry I must be getting the wrong end of the stick is this in a training centre or on site, if on-site why are you unsupervised.
 
From the point of view of compliance with the regulations it is possible to sleeve a blue single brown and use it as a line conductor. From a practical and good workmanship point of view it is not good to use a cable that could be misidentified; because you would be expected to use brown in this case brown should be used and this makes a safer and better installation.
 
Please explain what the connection is to a CP Scheme.
IMO if the OP, who as it seems, has received conflicting advice, the training center's usually have some affiliation to a CPS member, example NICEIC approved, that sort of thing.
If he get failed for taking the advice from his Tutor, and it proves out to be the wrong advice, as in this case, I feel his recourse will be to contact the CPS and air his complaint to them, whether he will get anywhere is debatable, you have to agree to that surely, or maybe you don't.
 
I use twin brown when I can saves marking cable ends
problem with twin brown is you need to ID which is which, otherwise you have a 50/50 chance of L feed into L1 and switched L into C, at the switch.
 

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