Worst place you've seen a fuseboard / consumer unit..??

sparkyjohn1 · May 5, 2014

Was round a job over the weekend,, asked the customer where the consumer unit was,,,,, led me to the cupboard under the stairs, not really a surprise.... but wasn't expecting this,, !! Lol...!!

Worst I've ever seen,,, !!! Although, it's an old Re-wirable Wylex, probably there before the toilet was put in,, so not really the sparkies fault... Plumber should have known better.!! Still worth a chuckle tho...//.

Brings a whole new meaning to locating a C/U in an accessible place.... hmm,,

[ElectriciansForums.net] Worst place you've seen a fuseboard / consumer unit..??

GBDamo · Jan 5, 2022

Can't find a reference method for this in the BBB, any help with derating much appreciated.

It gets worse..

littlespark · Jan 5, 2022

Where did you find this thread?

Could be a good one to keep adding to

DPG · Jan 5, 2022

I'd forgot about that one under the stairs - classic!

OnlQQker · Jan 5, 2022

sparkyjohn1 said:
Was round a job over the weekend,, asked the customer where the consumer unit was,,,,, led me to the cupboard under the stairs, not really a surprise.... but wasn't expecting this,, !! Lol...!!

Worst I've ever seen,,, !!! Although, it's an old Re-wirable Wylex, probably there before the toilet was put in,, so not really the sparkies fault... Plumber should have known better.!! Still worth a chuckle tho...//.

Brings a whole new meaning to locating a C/U in an accessible place.... hmm,,

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Trying to see the positive in the negative...

I guess if you was called around to do a EICR and had a dickie tummy it might be handy?

littlespark · Jan 5, 2022

“Oh damn…. Dropped me MFT down the pan!”

ipf · Jan 5, 2022

Nice old thread.

No hiding place.........

I'll find ya!

pc1966 · Jan 6, 2022

ipf said:
Nice old thread.

No hiding place.........

Sadly a lot of the old Wylex and similar fuseboxes were positioned or enclosed in a way that only allowed a replacement of the same size, not the modern CU that is about double that!

ipf · Jan 6, 2022

pc1966 said:
Sadly a lot of the old Wylex and similar fuseboxes were positioned or enclosed in a way that only allowed a replacement of the same size, not the modern CU that is about double that!

Enclosed in this case........by a wall. I turned down the offer of carrying out an EICR.
Look below the CU.......and note the wall insulation on two photos.
I realized that the room is the original garage, converted to extra room with an additional garage added.