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<blockquote data-quote="Geoff1946" data-source="post: 438299" data-attributes="member: 28452"><p>May I throw in another comment, as I think the OP is again having difficulty separating REAL risks from technical compliance failures.</p><p></p><p>Assuming it is a 3 core flex, as it appears, and as the discussion supports, there is no increased fire risk, or of harm to a user of the facilities.</p><p></p><p>The risk, (and the reason for the much debated regulations), is that a future electrician is confused by the use of the apparent "earth" wire as a live conductor. Personally, I would like to think that any practicing electrician would be sufficiently worldly wise to avoid coming to harm here, especially as it must be evident that it's a fan circuit.</p><p></p><p>The final, (as I see it), risk is that the non compliance with regulations leads to failure of some kind of future inspection or test, perhaps if you want to sell or rent the premises.</p><p></p><p>The over-riding consideration of course is that your fault diagnosis of a broken switch is correct. </p><p></p><p>Fit your new switch and don't worry. There are far greater hazards in life than non-compliance with a regulation which even experts debate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoff1946, post: 438299, member: 28452"] May I throw in another comment, as I think the OP is again having difficulty separating REAL risks from technical compliance failures. Assuming it is a 3 core flex, as it appears, and as the discussion supports, there is no increased fire risk, or of harm to a user of the facilities. The risk, (and the reason for the much debated regulations), is that a future electrician is confused by the use of the apparent "earth" wire as a live conductor. Personally, I would like to think that any practicing electrician would be sufficiently worldly wise to avoid coming to harm here, especially as it must be evident that it's a fan circuit. The final, (as I see it), risk is that the non compliance with regulations leads to failure of some kind of future inspection or test, perhaps if you want to sell or rent the premises. The over-riding consideration of course is that your fault diagnosis of a broken switch is correct. Fit your new switch and don't worry. There are far greater hazards in life than non-compliance with a regulation which even experts debate. [/QUOTE]
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