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New way to wire lighting circuits

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Hello,


Does anyone know anything about a new rule to wire lighting circuits so that they have a live, neutral and earth running the full length of the circuit? I heard something about this last year but cannot pinpoint it in the 18th Edition Regs.


Apparently, a light now has to be wired so that the neutral running to the switch is USED as a neutral, and not as a switched live.


Anyone else heard of this?


Thanks,


David
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    A lot of sparks take the mains through the switch these days rather than 3 plate at the light fitting when possible, myself included.  It makes it a lot easier to fit some of these light fittings that can be quite tight.  Also easier to then just loop through down lights.  It isn't a regulation just another way of doing things.   A switched live is just that, just because the colour of the core is that of a neutral conductor doesn't make it a neutral.  It is sleeved at both ends to indicate it's function.    There are, or certainly used to be twin and earthed cable available with 2 red or brown cores.



    Gary
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    A lot of sparks take the mains through the switch these days rather than 3 plate at the light fitting when possible, myself included.  It makes it a lot easier to fit some of these light fittings that can be quite tight.  Also easier to then just loop through down lights.  It isn't a regulation just another way of doing things.   A switched live is just that, just because the colour of the core is that of a neutral conductor doesn't make it a neutral.  It is sleeved at both ends to indicate it's function.    There are, or certainly used to be twin and earthed cable available with 2 red or brown cores.



    Gary
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