Re: When were ring mains introduced in domestic housing.
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Originally Posted by Craig Sawyers
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Originally Posted by Boulevardier
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Originally Posted by dave walsh
The was no major rush into the modern system as I recall and a lot of people were ignorant or suspicious in relation to 13 amp plugs and wiring for a long time.
Dave W
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I suspect a major reason was that rewiring a whole house would have meant redecorating every room as well (perhaps also extensive replastering if the plaster was already old and tired). That's a big cost and disruption consideration, and just as much of a disincentive today!
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I certainly remember when colours changed to brown/blue/green-yellow. I had a mental debate on which was live and which neutral when I was adding a mains plug some years later. I decided that blue looked less menacing than brown. Which of course was the right choice.
All fifty-ish years ago....
Craig |
I always worked on basis that red and brown are the closest colours out of the four.
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