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  • 27-04-2020 12:53am
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    lockdownrescue
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    im replacing an old spot at the side of the house and need some extra cable to connect up a second one i found this in the attic and appears to be the same as the cables already in place anyone know its name or is there a modern version available for sale.

    ibb.co/Yhjd9XQ


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    #2
    lockdownrescue
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭lockdownrescue


    lockdownrescue wrote: »
    im replacing an old spot at the side of the house and need some extra cable to connect up a second one i found this in the attic and appears to be the same as the cables already in place anyone know its name or is there a modern version available for sale.

    ibb(dot)co/Yhjd9XQ

    replace the (dot) with well a .

    Any ideas?
    Sorry for the double post.


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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    It is a 1.5 square pvc/pvc red cable. Neutral was balck in the days that was used.

    It is brown these days for the Live, Blue for Neutral.

    Was there an Earth wire brought out to the original light?


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    lockdownrescue
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭lockdownrescue


    Bruthal wrote: »
    It is a 1.5 square pvc/pvc red cable. Neutral was balck in the days that was used.

    It is brown these days for the Live, Blue for Neutral.

    Was there an Earth wire brought out to the original light?

    im not sure what the exact story is or was but the house was "rewired" 5 or 6 years ago because of decertification. i bought the place late last year and there have been a few problems poping up from time to time, but no there is no earth to the light.


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    Bruthal wrote: »
    It is brown these days for the Live, (sic) Blue for Neutral.
    Neutral is a live conductor.


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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    lockdownrescue wrote: »
    im not sure what the exact story is or was but the house was "rewired" 5 or 6 years ago because of decertification. i bought the place late last year and there have been a few problems poping up from time to time, but no there is no earth to the light.

    The wiring should be brown and blue if it was rewired.


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    2011
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    Bruthal wrote: »
    The wiring should be brown and blue if it was rewired.

    Exactly. It is a long time since red and black cabling was used in domestic installations.


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