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  • 30-10-2020 11:23pm
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    kincaid
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    5ft one of these in kitchen in old house and got one grey wire going into the live and got two grey wires and a thinner black wire so 3 wires in total going into the neutral so what's that all about


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    alan4cult
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    Any pictures?


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    aido79
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    kincaid wrote: »
    5ft one of these in kitchen in old house and got one grey wire going into the live and got two grey wires and a thinner black wire so 3 wires in total going into the neutral so what's that all about

    You'll probably find if you look closer that under the grey the wire going to the live is red and all three wires going to the neutral are black. There's nothing wrong with that.


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    ted1
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    What’s the issue ?


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    kincaid
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    Why is there two grey electrical cable wires going into the neutral,


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    kincaid
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    aido79 wrote: »
    You'll probably find if you look closer that under the grey the wire going to the live is red and all three wires going to the neutral are black. There's nothing wrong with that.

    No aido, that is not the case here


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    CoBo55
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    Part of a circuit.


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    aido79
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    kincaid wrote: »
    No aido, that is not the case here

    If I'm wrong you have a very unique colour code in your house. Any chance of a picture?
    If you strip the grey what's beneath it? I'll be very surprised if it's not double insulation cable.

    To answer your other question...It's perfectly normal for there to be multiple neutrals at a light. There would usually only be a single neutral at the last light on the circuit or where two lights are being switched together and one is looped off the other.


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    ted1
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    kincaid wrote: »
    Why is there two grey electrical cable wires going into the neutral,

    Because it’s being piggy backed to another luminarie


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