Old coloured cable

[Redhotferrari]

Hi Guys,

Changed immersion heater in cylinder, like an idiot did not really pay to much attention to the wires!!! Don't say it!

The cable going into the immersion is a bit odd!

One is Red (Assume Live) One is Blue, the other is green, does this sound right? The green is not an earth sleeve but solid green.

Would I be right in thinking blue is neutral, green is Earth

 

[sparkydude]

I would suspect the colours have faded/changed due to the heat , or else its been wired in cable with weird colours in it . I would recommend looking inside the switch that the cable is fed from and copy from that .

Nick

 

[Redhotferrari]

Thanks fella!

 

[daytona]

if its an old flex which i assume it is,then green is the earth.it hasnt always been green and yellow.
test it first though as some muppet may have connected it wrongly in the first place

 

[jeepmadmike]

Red black green flex, 35 or so years old Black has faded to blue i expect. unless its older and french then the earth is red

 

[RF Lighting]

I thought red used as earth was a Germanic trait

 

[aptsys]

Might be worth replacing the bit of flex if it's old. Will only cost you 1 or 2 quid.

 

[jeepmadmike]

I thought red used as earth was a Germanic trait

i've never seen it on any old german stuff, i've seen it on old french machines and in french buildings. I think red was used as earth in the UK a long time ago too
red white blue phase colouring is still quite common too, i havent found warning notices for colours used from 3 different regulations

 

[bernardgreen]

I thought red used as earth was a Germanic trait

Pre war. electrical stuff "liberated" and bought back to the UK by returning armed forces created a lot of shocking experiences