04.05.2007
RECI Inspectors quite often find cables installed with the wrong core colours. Particularly four core NYMJ or SWA and four core flexible cable which do not have a blue neutral.
Contractors should always specify to the wholesaler the type of cable, the number of cores and the required core colours. When the cable arrives on site the core colours should be checked before work commences not at some later stage when a lot of wiring has been completed or when RECI come to inspect the installation.
Core colours are an important part of the Wiring Rules and safety of electrical installations. Always make sure that your order to your wholesaler is accurate and check that you are supplied with the correct cable.
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Association of Electrical Contractors,
McKinley House,
16 Main Street,
Blackrock,
Co Dublin.
Tel: 01 288 6499
Fax 01 288 5870
Freephone Number: 1800 671 671 |
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Source: AECI News- 12/04/07 |
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