Wire question with pics

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 09:52AM #1

Can anyone explain to me what the following wires are generally used for the top two i have seen both types (A and B ) to sockets in my house.
Are A and B interchangeable. I assume the C is just for lighting?
Electrical wire pic below

https://imgur.com/gallery/wAZ5W

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 21-01-2018 10:06AM

Lostphrophet wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me what the following wires are generally used for the top two i have seen both types (A and B ) to sockets in my house.
Are A and B interchangeable. I assume the C is just for lighting?
Electrical wire pic below

https://imgur.com/gallery/wAZ5W

Link doesn’t work

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 10:56AM

MrMac84 wrote: »

Link doesn’t work

https://i.imgur.com/a6i0dcU.jpg

Does the above link work if not Any other sites i can link a pic to apart from imgr ðŸ€”

salmocab · 21-01-2018 11:01AM

1.5s are for lighting generally speaking the first one looks like a 2.5 nymj used for sockets normally the last one is a 1.5 flex

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 11:28AM

salmocab wrote: »

1.5s are for lighting generally speaking the first one looks like a 2.5 nymj used for sockets normally the last one is a 1.5 flex

Cheers the middle one has me confused as a sparks has three of my two gang plugs wired with this 1.5mm

salmocab · 21-01-2018 11:38AM

Lostphrophet wrote: »

Cheers the middle one has me confused as a sparks has three of my two gang plugs wired with this 1.5mm

The middle one? There’s 4 in that picture

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 11:56AM

salmocab wrote: »

The middle one? There’s 4 in that picture

Sorry the last two wires side by side are grom the same roll i just noticed there was writing on a different section so included that to help identifyðŸ˜¶ should have mentioned that

salmocab · 21-01-2018 02:51PM

Lostphrophet wrote: »

Sorry the last two wires side by side are grom the same roll i just noticed there was writing on a different section so included that to help identifyðŸ˜¶ should have mentioned that

Ah sorry I see that now so you basically have 1 an nymj looks like a 2.5. 2 a 1.5 twin and earth and 3 a 1.5 flex. The 1.5 are generally for lighting and the 2.5 are generally for the sockets. It can be difficult to tell the difference between 1.5 and 2.5 on an existing installation. Are you sure the sockets are wired in 1.5?

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 03:34PM

salmocab wrote: »

Ah sorry I see that now so you basically have 1 an nymj looks like a 2.5. 2 a 1.5 twin and earth and 3 a 1.5 flex. The 1.5 are generally for lighting and the 2.5 are generally for the sockets. It can be difficult to tell the difference between 1.5 and 2.5 on an existing installation. Are you sure the sockets are wired in 1.5?

The last sparks took a feed from original socket with this cable its a grey flattened cable to power a new socket.
Appears to have 2 blue wires and a brown ? ðŸ€€ðŸ™ðŸ˜¨ also he left one blue unwired

salmocab · 21-01-2018 03:47PM

Lostphrophet wrote: »

The last sparks took a feed from original socket with this cable its a grey flattened cable to power a new socket.
Appears to have 2 blue wires and a brown ? ðŸ€€ðŸ™ðŸ˜¨ also he left one blue unwired

The second blue is actually an earth he has just sleeved it in blue as he had no earth sleeving, I’d suspect that that’s the one not connected and that it’s probably popped out of the earth terminal. Are you actually having any trouble with something there or did you just stumble across this?
Just to add that just because he used the flat grey cable (twin and earth) doesn’t mean it’s 1.5 that is also available in 2.5

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 04:03PM

salmocab wrote: »

The second blue is actually an earth he has just sleeved it in blue as he had no earth sleeving, I’d suspect that that’s the one not connected and that it’s probably popped out of the earth terminal. Are you actually having any trouble with something there or did you just stumble across this?
Just to add that just because he used the flat grey cable (twin and earth) doesn’t mean it’s 1.5 that is also available in 2.5

Just stumbled across it as what he wired up was falling off wall so just looks unsafe. Maybe its 2.5m thanks for help ðŸ˜
Socket works ok

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 21-01-2018 05:24PM

Put the socket back up with these screws and not red plugs and you’ll be ok in the long run

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 21-01-2018 05:26PM

**** before putting it up turn off all socket circuits and remake all cables if there’s slack, and not not connect damaged cooper. Ensure you reconnect loose earth

Lostphrophet · 21-01-2018 05:38PM

MrMac84 wrote: »

**** before putting it up turn off all socket circuits and remake all cables if there’s slack, and not not connect damaged cooper. Ensure you reconnect loose earth

Will do thanks all

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