Wiring Colours New Zealand

Ecp 51 new zealand electrical code of practice for homeowner occupier s electrical wiring work in domestic installations nzecp 51 2004 if you are the owner of a domestic electrical installation that is for your own private use you can do your own electrical wiring work.

Wiring colours new zealand. The internal wiring of equipment may come with european colour codes brown gray black blue this is permissible by as 3000. Infact an electrical certificate is required for any hardwiring in a nz house and can prevent a house being sold without this certificate. These colours are strongly advised but not mandatory. They are usually based on a model code with or without local amendments produced by a national or international standards organisation such as the iec.

Electricity gas high risk database user guide to the eghr database. Wiring materials must comply with the relevant new zealand standards. Electrical wiring colours sorry to disagree with you sammo450 but it is not recommended to do diy electrical work in nz. Australia and new zealand.

Wiring installation codes and regulations are intended to protect people and property from electrical shock and fire hazards. From 1 mar 09 onwards all new electrical installations including addition and alteration to existing electrical installations may use new colour cables of brown black grey for line blue for neutral and green and yellow for earth as set out in the amended ss cp5. The list below also outlines the different colour codes for single phase and multiphase in australia. New cable colour code.

In australia and new zealand the as nzs 3000 standard commonly known as the wiring. How to wire a plug. It both wires are brown then connect the wire with the ridges on the outside of the. Black wire goes to copper screw white wire goes to silver screw and ground or green wire goes to ground screw.

Installation wiring also known as building wiring is for things such as the wiring behind power points and walls. Phase 1 red phase 2 white phase 3 dark blue neutral black earth green.