Consumer unit - new location

click4 · Aug 2, 2019

Got a consumer unit which needs sticking on a sub main and moving due to current location meaning all the cables will need to go in the cavity and also it’s not most practical place presently.

Moving it inside but can’t decide on best place for it, either just inside by street door in a hallway, or inside the airing cupboard... it’s a bungalow.

Looking for views and opinions.

Thanks

DPG · Aug 3, 2019

Be interesting to see a photo of the existing set up.

telectrix · Aug 3, 2019

Midwest said:
Sounds like your property might benefit from a rewire or partial rewire. If your relocating your CU position, rather than jointing or crimping cables that will be too short, you could reposition the final circuit feeds.

If your intention is to carry out the installation, with design, inspection & testing by a third party, then there is a specific process for this. It can only be carried out by a registered third party certifier. Is your electrician registered as such? I day say a lot of people don't follow this process, but it might prove problematic, if/when you sell the property.

think i spotted in a previous post that OP is having a rewire.

Midwest · Aug 3, 2019

telectrix said:
think i spotted in a previous post that OP is having a rewire.

Argh missed that, thanks for putting me right.

click4 · Aug 3, 2019

It won’t let me upload image of existing setup, will try and upload elsewhere and link to it.

It’s a mem Fuse isolator by looks of things, I haven’t removed the cover of it. But there is definitely no separate fuse box.

There maybe individual circuits inside the house, but if there is they are all wired into that single mem box.

The other tails in the Henley are for garage and shed, both no fuse box just isolators.

The electrician is with stroma and showed me a screenshot of his login which showed he had 3rd party sign off.

But I won’t be hiding anything or doing anything that would get him into trouble signing it off, everything will be under their guidance and inspected, also said I would send lots of photos as I go along etc.

telectrix · Aug 3, 2019

yo u may find that MEM switch fuse has more than 1 fuse in it. maybe 2. 3. or 4. like here. this haS 3.:

[ElectriciansForums.net] Consumer unit - new location

click4 · Aug 3, 2019

Won’t let me link to it and says too large to upload.

But found this image, this looks like a slightly updated version,

One I have is grey not white and has mem stamped rather than a sticker.

But dimensions look same, so innards probably aren’t too different.

Just took cover off and I was wrong, it has 4 fuses inside, 2x 15amp and 2x 30amp ceramic re-wirable fuses