uksparks
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Hi,
I thought Id just share what Im doing with everyone.
At present I have a 16th Edition Hager board, its full, its got 18 circuits in it, and a couple doubled up.
I purchased a plastic one 12 months ago to take 20 ways, and was just looking at changing it next week for the plastic one and back dating it.
But having 20 RCBO's in it, its going to be a pain in the --- to get it done and neat and not crammed in...
So....
I am going to order a Hager Invicta 3 8 way board so I can get 24 single phase ways in it, also leaves me loads of space and will not bling on the wall in the garage.
It will also leave a lot of space so that I can fit a surge protector at a later day, just need to by a single phase conversion kit and an incomer but it will look a million times better on the wall and 10 times easier to terminate everything.
The only thing that ill have to do is lengthen a load of the circuits, not all, but a chunk of them, and also extend the 25mm meter tails, I have to admit, im not a big fan of extending tails as I don't like a joint in them, but it will be impossible for me to draw new tails in as they go up the cavity and across and its a non starter. I think if I just double heat wrap them and crimp them well it should be fine.
Anyway, the Invicta board, at least it complies with Amd3.
Ill post photos up when I do it.
Its costing me quite a bit as ill need 20 RCBO's and the board, and kit etc, £650 in total!!
I thought Id just share what Im doing with everyone.
At present I have a 16th Edition Hager board, its full, its got 18 circuits in it, and a couple doubled up.
I purchased a plastic one 12 months ago to take 20 ways, and was just looking at changing it next week for the plastic one and back dating it.
But having 20 RCBO's in it, its going to be a pain in the --- to get it done and neat and not crammed in...
So....
I am going to order a Hager Invicta 3 8 way board so I can get 24 single phase ways in it, also leaves me loads of space and will not bling on the wall in the garage.
It will also leave a lot of space so that I can fit a surge protector at a later day, just need to by a single phase conversion kit and an incomer but it will look a million times better on the wall and 10 times easier to terminate everything.
The only thing that ill have to do is lengthen a load of the circuits, not all, but a chunk of them, and also extend the 25mm meter tails, I have to admit, im not a big fan of extending tails as I don't like a joint in them, but it will be impossible for me to draw new tails in as they go up the cavity and across and its a non starter. I think if I just double heat wrap them and crimp them well it should be fine.
Anyway, the Invicta board, at least it complies with Amd3.
Ill post photos up when I do it.
Its costing me quite a bit as ill need 20 RCBO's and the board, and kit etc, £650 in total!!
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