Are you still fitting plastic CUs......

Lazlo · Jan 19, 2015

or have you begun to install metal re:amendment 3...

Engineer54 · Jan 19, 2015

The current plastic CU's don't catch fire now, in worse case scenario they tend to melt. As far as i'm aware the plastic used in todays CU's are already made of self extinguishing plastics!!....

Guest125 · Jan 19, 2015

MDJ said:
Oh No, you are back Gasp!!!

Yep. Got my collar felt for having a laugh. Lesson learned. No more jokes. You get banned for jokes. So I will just slag everyone else off and then place them on my ignore list when I lose the argument. You don't get banned for that.

;-)

telectrix · Jan 19, 2015

Engineer54 said:
The current plastic CU's don't catch fire now, they tend to melt. As far as i'm aware the plastic used in todays CU's are already made of self extinguishing plastics!!....

i agree. it's all just a panic, most probably started by niceic.

Guest125 · Jan 19, 2015

MDJ said:
I have an old rugby trophy somewhere, I will scratch my name off it and add yours, congrats, you have just won a medal.

You never won a medal. Prove it? ;-)

Leesparkykent · Jan 19, 2015

The whole idea is a load of ****e, just need to manufacture what we got already to a better standard

GMES · Jan 19, 2015

[ElectriciansForums.net] Are you still fitting plastic CUs......

UKESRail said:
Yep. Got my collar felt for having a laugh. Lesson learned. No more jokes. You get banned for jokes. So I will just slag everyone else off and then place them on my ignore list when I lose the argument. You don't get banned for that.

;-)

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telectrix · Jan 19, 2015

GMES said:
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my cat's bigger than your cat:

Guest125 · Jan 19, 2015

Engineer54 said:
The current plastic CU's don't catch fire now, they tend to melt. As far as i'm aware the plastic used in todays CU's are already made of self extinguishing plastics!!....

If this is the case then all good. Why is everyone flapping?

shanky887614 · Jan 19, 2015

Leesparkykent said:
BEAMA says that the primary root-cause of fires in consumer units has been clearly identified as resulting from loose connections and this new regulation is intended to provide a level of enhanced fire risk protection in this event.

So, in particular, under Amendment 3 enclosures will need to be made from a suitable non-combustible material, or be enclosed in a cabinet / enclosure made from a suitable non-combustible material complying with regulation 132.12.

132 is just about access to it.

no problem

baldsparkies · Jan 19, 2015

UKESRail said:
If this is the case then all good. Why is everyone flapping?

15th edition, supplementary bonding.
We've been here before.

Guest77 · Jan 19, 2015

UKESRail said:
Yep. Got my collar felt for having a laugh. Lesson learned. No more jokes. You get banned for jokes. So I will just slag everyone else off and then place them on my ignore list when I lose the argument. You don't get banned for that.

;-)

You big poof

Geordie Spark · Jan 19, 2015

telectrix said:
or fit a normal plastic CU as we/ve done for years. tighten all the connections properly, then put it down as a deviation ( non-compliant but no less safe than if it was) so up yors IET or whatever you'll be called this time next year.

Or spray yer normal plastic CU with this:

Sorted!! :wink_smile:

telectrix · Jan 19, 2015

down here we call that stuff geordie gob stopper.

davesparks · Jan 19, 2015

Yes I do fit metal CU's, as I always have done since I was an apprentice. The only time I don't is TT installations.

Guest77 · Jan 19, 2015

davesparks said:
Yes I do fit metal CU's, as I always have done since I was an apprentice. The only time I don't is TT installations.

If you fitted one in my house I would ask you to remove it or I would get someone to replace it with a plastic one and deduct the cost from your final bill Dave lol