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Old Red /Black /Earth lighting cable - Where??
Surrey Dave - 4/4/07 at 02:15 PM

Want to put lights into my loft , would like to use the old colours to avoid Part P .

Has anyone got some to sell or know where I might find some?


Aboardman - 4/4/07 at 02:29 PM

ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100m-2-5mm-twin-and-earth-old-colours-red-black-new_W0QQitemZ230113096261QQcategoryZ4667QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem />


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100m-1-5mm-twin-and-earth-cable-red-and-black-colours_W0QQitemZ230113102866QQcategoryZ4667QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem< br />



[Edited on 4/4/07 by Aboardman]


matt_claydon - 5/4/07 at 08:02 AM

If you're adding lights / switches to an existing circuit then the work is exempt. See Table 1, page 8 of the Part P regs:

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/PpWeb/jsp/redirect.jsp?url=http%3A//www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADP_2006.pdf

[Edited on 5/4/07 by matt_claydon]


Surrey Dave - 5/4/07 at 08:39 AM

Well spotted Matt , I made an assumption there!!