Do you want to know all about how to do electric wiring for your home? Here we are to assist you with some useful information about electric wiring. First of all know about the color codes for Earth, Neutral and live wires. The standard color scheme used in the UK is:

Protective Earth = Green

• Neutral = Blue • Single Phase: live, three phase L1 = Brown • Three Phase L2 = Black • Three Phase L3 = Grey

The electrical power circuits according to the UK’s standards are radial or ring.

A radial circuit is a mains power circuit found in some homes to feed sockets and lighting points. It is simply a length of appropriately rated cable feeding one power point then going on to the next. The circuit terminates with the last point on it. It does not return to the consumer unit or fuse box as does the more popular circuit, the ring main.

On the other hand, a ring final circuit or ring circuit (informally also ring main or just ring) is an electrical wiring technique developed and primarily used in the United Kingdom that provides two independent conductors for live, neutral and protective earth within a building for each connected load or socket. With a ring circuit a cable starts at the supply point and then goes down to each device, the same way as in a radial circuit.

This design enables the use of smaller-diameter wire than would be used in a radial circuit of equivalent total amperage.

Some changes have been brought about in the rules for electric installation. According to the new rules, all electrical work within a domestic setting must be in compliance with British standards as a requirement of Part P. The initiation of any work other than simple changes should be notified to the local building control authority. The simple changes include adding extra lights or sockets to an existing circuit.

So if you need electric wiring installation to be carried out on your property, make sure that you get the things done by a professional. This way, you will meet the standards for electric wiring set out by the Part P regulations.

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