Marking switched live cables

[Blue Fox]

Hi guys,

just a quick question, when marking switched lives on light switches and the like what colour sleeve do you use? Obviously on the new cable colours I would mark the switched live with brown sleeve, but what do you mark the switched live cable on the older red and black colours, personally I prefer red so it matches the rest of the wiring but I soppose it should be brown now??

 

[Zeespark]

Dont quote me here (famous last words), but I would use brown sleeving and whack a different colours notice on the C.U.

AndyGuiness Drink

 

[Andy™]

use red for older cables - if you use brown you would need a sticker at board

 

[a1]

I'm with Andyc on this - Red, on old cable colours.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I've never had to only mark black switch lines without any other work being carried out so I put brown sleeve on both red and black. I suppose though it would be red on an older install.

 

[batty]

I use red on old installs. I still have a load of red sleeving to use up. Waste not want not was how I was brought up.

Batty

 

[Apache]

all our switched lives are marked with black insulating tape

 

[davetheglitz]

My preference is to used coloured insulating tape - the sleeving will likely fall off!

It's not something I can get that excited about - if I've got red for an old installation I'll use it - but brown will do nicely.

We all know what to look for - and for most installations you can work it out without the tape anyway. Just identify before replacing.

 

[springcrocus]

Red. The original sparks used red tape, but it has dissolved. You are replacing like for like.. ; \

 

[Apache]

Red. The original sparks used red tape, but it has dissolved. You are replacing like for like.. ; \

Even I can do that then

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

all our switched lives are marked with black insulating tape

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[Apache]

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in our house. I don't know why. Not 'our' as in my electrical installation company or anything.

Was the only thing I could add to the discussion.

I am very sorry if I confused you

 

[Evans Electric]

Patch, probably the only house in England with live cables marked black !!

Deke

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

If the physical cable is old colours, I use sleeves that match the appropriate old cable colours.

IMHO you don't mix colours on the same physical cable! :|

But I could put the big pants on my head if you lot prefer? ?:| :|

 

[sparkss]

ive came across it to, two reds at switch, switch live marked black no requiremnet to identify as live as both red/brown but makes life easyer

 

[GreekIslandLover]

I guess the object of the exercise is to identify cables that may or may not be live, and any of us would be able to do this given red, brown or bits of tape as a flag. It might matter if it's a job lined up for inspection, but as long as it's tagged so that anyone with knowledge of how it should be wired can identify a switched live then I don't really think it matters much as to what colour is used. Personally I'd go with brown and a mixed colours lable as that is what I've got on the van.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Was the only thing I could add to the discussion.

I am very sorry if I confused you

Dont worry, i stumble around this land confused anyhow :x

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I don't really think it matters much as to what colour is used. Personally I'd go with brown and a mixed colours lable as that is what I've got on the van.

I have some green & yellow tape and a sticker that says 'I love New York' in my van, will that do ?

 

[Badger]

I have some green & yellow tape and a sticker that says 'I love New York' in my van, will that do ?

yes dat be fine :^O

 

[kme]

If the cable is red/black, I`d use red sleeving.