Ive broken the front cover to the consumer unit

lofts · Mar 24, 2013

HI guys

Ive accidently broken the consumer unit in the empty property im working in at the moment. I took the cover off of the Memra 2000 Ad board having isolated all the breakers, rcd's and main switch then I took the main fuse out (yes Ive taken the main fuse out before with out doing so and it was just a little bit scary with all the sparks and crackling noises)

Being a bit heavy handed and just rushing I guess Ive gone and broken the front cover so that it wont screw up tight at all.

I cant say that taping it on would be a good look, and I cant see that being acceptable at all. I also wouldnt want to do that but My dilema is this. I not sure the company has plans to do a board change even tho I have added a new kitchen ring to the old board board. additional sockets on both the up and down stairs RFS's etc. I have adivised that they have a board change to bring it up to current regs (17th eddition board) as I have made alterations and additions that need to comply with BS7671. Ive been told there going to look into it, but if it is allowed I guess they will just try and put the new kitchen ring on a rcbo and the existing up and downstairs rings both with additional sockets added to them on a rcbo as well as this will comply and allow them to keep costs down.

cheers

What can I do if they go for this option as I cant leave this cover like it is, its just waiting to fall of exposing all the live parts etc, also the earth bar inside this cosumer unit is a bit loose imo.

glasgospark · Mar 25, 2013

9 pages of comments for a guy thats doesnt sound qualified :S

DJ Ovengloves · Mar 25, 2013

As per some other members thoughts I think this is a wind-up. Some of the posts are far too well constructed compared to utter drivel in other posts!

Stroppy · Mar 25, 2013

lofts said:
Seriously why is 1mm used for lighting sometimes and 1.5 others.

What I don't understand is how you can ask that when you've apparently learned and passed the 2330 course. Didn't cable calculations come into it? Even if you can't remember how to do one you must have an idea what they are about.

ipf · Mar 25, 2013

Stroppy said:
What I don't understand is how you can ask that when you've apparently learned and passed the 2330 course. Didn't cable calculations come into it? Even if you can't remember how to do one you must have an idea what they are about.

Calculating the cost per metre, maybe

shanky887614 · Mar 25, 2013

Stroppy said:
What I don't understand is how you can ask that when you've apparently learned and passed the 2330 course. Didn't cable calculations come into it? Even if you can't remember how to do one you must have an idea what they are about.

there are 3 levels to 2330

most people start at level 2.

level one is for special people like lofty, the tell tail sign is they struggle to figure out which end of a screwdriver to use.

surely the fool understands that you choose the breaker size depending on the required cable size.

e.g. b16 60898 mcb for a radial.

markc123 · Mar 25, 2013

shanky887614 said:
there are 3 levels to 2330

most people start at level 2.

level one is for special people like lofty thst struggle to find which end of a screwdriver to use.

surely the fool understands that you choose the breaker size depending on the required cable size.

e.g. b16 60898 mcb for a radial.

? Nothing wrong with that i know, but 20A is standard for a radial.

Also, never new that there was a level1 2330 lol you learn something new everyday.

tazz · Mar 25, 2013

We had are say tread old and dead now

[ElectriciansForums.net] Ive broken the front cover to the consumer unit

Sing Lofty.....!!

markc123 · Mar 25, 2013

Wonder where he's at...he's normally online by now broadcasting to the world of his daily-disaster-routine.

tazz · Mar 25, 2013

Nah hes stuck on a re wire job in Epson court

Marvo · Mar 25, 2013

lofts said:
would you guys have used a chisel and bolster for this ........

lofts said:
I could have deffo done with another sparky on site to ask me what the hell I was doing that day but at least im learning fast.

lofts said:
seeing as ive never filled before what filler is best for the job......

lofts said:
........I just wondered hat a possible solution would be. Im thinking tape up the cut outs as best i can and then fill it with filler as best I can.

lofts said:
My assesor for the nvq could see I was struggling and said that I could go and work for him as he had a company on the side and had some boys working for him. I was amassed at the offer and took him up on it. He said if I take pictures of everything I do he will help me get round the site diary

lofts said:
.......Ok so the house im in needs an outside light at the front of the house simple enough and this is how I was going to do it.

theres a light in the hall literally as soon as you open the front door there it is above you on the ceiling, its a pendant fitting. I was going to run either 1mm or 1.5mm twin and earth from this down to the switch. the brown would obviously go into the centre fitting (perminent live) (loop in loop out terminal) to the common of the switch then the blue I was going to terminate into the nutral of the rose and then a connector block inside the switch obviously the earth will go from the earth in the pendant to the earth terminal at the switch. then I would run a 1mm or 1.5mm cable to the light with the brown going from l1 to live at the light and neutral from the neutral in the connector block at the switch to the neutral at the light (2d fitting) earth to earth.

Is that how you would do it ?.........

lofts said:
how do I know wether to use the 1mm or 1.5mm

lofts said:
Seriously why is 1mm used for lighting sometimes and 1.5 others.

Lofts, you're using the forum to get blow by blow info on how to do your jobs. I already warned you here about this. You've also been warned here and here.

Closed

markc123 · Mar 25, 2013

Effort on that Marvo. Hats off.

Lofts, you naughty boy/girl.

He'll only start a new thread, once he's back from stripping the few inches of 2.5 he started at 8am.

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