Wiring fan light. Switch cable

[Scoby_Beasley]

O.K. not really a problem , but I put a fan light in bedroom today, took masking tape up to mark switch cable, opened the rose and was glad to see I had an earth connection (needed) but didn't need the mask tape as the switch wire was twin red + earth. Now I can understand why people flag the black wire to save buying more cable but it made the job so much easier without having to worry about the flag falling off when you pull the cables into the attic (had to move light away from window and it was bloody hot up there!!).
Question is can you still get this as I'm gonna be doing a fair bit of wiring in the near future and I have a reel of 1.5 t+e so wouldn't mind buying a few metres of twin r+ e.
P.S. 1 week of partying to go !!!

 

[breezer]

you mean this

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Well done breezer, couldnt find it on screwfix meself, why dont all sparkys use this when wiring houses?
Obviously didnt look far enough down page!!

 

[masona]

Well done breezer, couldnt find it on screwfix meself, why dont all sparkys use this when wiring houses?
Obviously didnt look far enough down page!!

I thought you said you're sober now !! 1 more week of fun eh !!

 

[breezer]

twin red and earth is seldom used because of cost.
100m 1.5 t & e is £11.99 50m twin red & earth is £14.99 which means it costs over twice as much, but considering its only a dye in the pvc that gives the colour its hard to see why it does cost so much.

the other thing is (i presume) if you didn't check first and found you had red twin everywhere instead of normal twin, not a lot of use, perhaps they should make th outer sleaving with red dots on

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

I thought you said you're sober now !! 1 more week of fun eh !!

Nearly ! Into fundus lackus now !! Hence started doing the jobs