Crimping Wires

[kate197]

This is an aside to another thread but I need to know if I am crimping wires to extend them and I have the old colours already as the circuit is it ok to extend with the new colours?

Also, what size wires am I likely to have coming from a domestic plug socket so I know what size wires to get to connect with?

Thanks

 

[Andy™]

nothing wrong with mixing colours - just make sure there is a dual colour sticker on DB

sockets are usually wired in 2.5, but you will have to check first

 

[NozSpark]

As Andy says,,

It's usual to find socket sircuits (rings) wired in 2.5m T&E

The L&N conductors are 2.5mm and the earth is 1.5mm

So to crimp those you will need blue butt crimps for the L&N and red butt crimps for the earths, also some green/yellow sleeving for the bare earth and some heatshrink for any un-sheathed cables if they are not within an enclosure.

HTH