Electrical wires Color In household wiring

====== Wire and Color ======


| Function | Symbol | Color (old before 2004) | Color (after 2006) | Comments |
| Live | L | Red | Brown |   |
| Neutral | N | Black | Blue |   |
| Earth/Ground | GND {{:mywiki:info:ground_symbol.png|}} | Bare with green & yellow sleeving | Bare with green & yellow sleeving | Provides a low-impedance path to the earth to prevent hazardous voltages from appearing on equipment |

Note: 
| Term | Meaning |
| LINE | LIVE FEED VOLTAGE from power line |
| Load | power out to device |

====== Plug ======

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====== Water Heater Switch Wiring ======
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