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..??

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.