UK Housebashing wiring helped

Shpark · Jan 2, 2023

Hi all, not a housebasher here, so don’t hate. Wiring my house and need advice. Want to mount the CCU just below the ceiling and bring the cables from the floor above. How do a nicely bring the cable off of the beam so they’re on the wall and then will go into the back of the fuse board? Pics attached

Pretty Mouth · Jan 15, 2023

nicebutdim said:
I posted similar thoughts in another thread, some time back.

Regardless of everything, 'consumer unit' has no meaning to anyone outside the trade and is a daft term.

While incorrect, 'fusebox' has meaning for domestic customers and its use in conversation is understood by all involved. DB covers all types of distribution board and is understood by everyone in the trade.

I gather that CCU/CU was introduced as a term for domestic DBs, to replace incorrect use of 'fusebox', but it's a nonsense term and I refuse to use it unless absolutely necessary. I won't encourage the madness of others

I have to agree with this. 'consumer unit' is as vague as it gets, and 9 out of 10 customers don't have a clue what it is.

littlespark · Jan 15, 2023

Good marketing ploy by fusebox to name their product by the word that people use for that product anyway.

Similarly, I’m inventing a new tv remote control, and naming it “the doofer”

JBW175 · Jan 15, 2023

Although I use the terms Fusebox and consumer unit. The majority of the time I call it a board.

IE.. Where’s your board located? What RCBO’s will fit this board, look at the state of that board, who the F… still installs split load boards these days? Etc…

Mike Johnson · Jan 16, 2023

Legrand and many others offer these purpose made duct's to take a DB, CU or whatever you want to call, they are floor to ceiling units and tidy up what could be a messy area: https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits...l-legrand-h-260-x-l-25-x-p-6-cm-70564011.html

They also offer a splayed head unit to accomadate multi choise entry.

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Mike Johnson · Jan 16, 2023

Found the splayed head units: https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits...u-electrique/gaine-technique-de-logement-gtl/

Mike Johnson · Jan 16, 2023

This one could fit around the joist quite neatly:

pc1966 · Jan 16, 2023

Mike Johnson said:
Legrand and many others offer these purpose made duct's to take a DB, CU or whatever you want to call, they are floor to ceiling units and tidy up what could be a messy area: https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits...l-legrand-h-260-x-l-25-x-p-6-cm-70564011.html

Certainly something like that could make it a whole lot more presentable and still have good electrical ease of support.

nicebutdim · Jan 16, 2023

Really like the look of those ducts/spreaders. Can't imagine they're cheap and the linked site won't let me in, but I've never seen anything like this in a domestic situation. In fact I've never seen anything like it in PVC.

brianmoooore · Jan 16, 2023

VPN gives access. Spreader is 23.90 Euros, and the spreader/duct in post #50 is 45.90 Euros.

Mike Johnson · Jan 16, 2023

They are the norm in most new builds in Europe, usually accompanied by an additional vertical duct for communication equipment.

yorkieone · Jan 17, 2023

buzzlightyear said:
And what about the part p.

a section of the building regs

default · Jan 17, 2023

I take it this is just a refurb of a house and there's no extensions going on where planning and building control are involved. If there is then your DB needs to be a lot lower.

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