Call out

lister · Aug 14, 2014

Call out to various faults, traced back to this, 17th ed board done recently.........you guessed it- No Paperwork, (no surprises there then) not sure who he was, did a deal for cash!

If only we could bring out some sort of scheme to regulate electrical installs......................

Octopus · Aug 14, 2014

telectrix said:
you don't want to see that. looks like a rat's nest after a tsunami.

yes i do!

dingledong · Aug 14, 2014

No Murdoch you'll have nightmares

ayjay · Aug 14, 2014

i installed that board whats the problem with it? only charged £1200

trev · Aug 14, 2014

ayjay said:
i installed that board whats the problem with it? only charged £1200

Cheapskate!

Darkwood · Aug 14, 2014

What makes me laugh is lack of insulation guard across the busbar yet the last 2 busbar stubs have a safety insulation sleeve... and WTF brand is it... bet getting additional mcb's is reet easy!

markc123 · Aug 15, 2014

I vanish for a while, come back, and you're all slagging off my work.

I tried alright.

Silly Sausage · Aug 15, 2014

Under selling yourself ayjay, the current going rate is at least £2000 to move an existing unit!

(see another thread in DIY section)

trev · Aug 15, 2014

I was subbing for a guy a few years back and I put one of them in, I can't remember the brand but it wasn't a bad CU. It was the solid feeds to the RCDs that reminded me.
No idea of the availability of replacement MCBs but it was from a reputable wholesaler (there's only 2 in town)

Darkwood · Aug 15, 2014

More likely the only dist board in the village!

ash_s3 · Aug 15, 2014

CGD, control gear direct, they do make some alright gear to be fair, it's at the low end of the price range though.

trev · Aug 15, 2014

It's not a village, it's a large town of over 100,000 people and is a part of a conurbation which stretches approximately 14 miles along both sides of the river Tyne. We even have christianity and TV mate. One of the major saints, Bede, was from Jarrow

Andy78 · Aug 15, 2014

ash_s3 said:
CGD, control gear direct, they do make some alright gear to be fair, it's at the low end of the price range though.

These mcbs are also branded as lewden sometimes.

Geordie Spark · Aug 15, 2014

trev said:
It's not a village, it's a large town of over 100,000 people and is a part of a conurbation which stretches approximately 14 miles along both sides of the river Tyne. We even have christianity and TV mate. One of the major saints, Bede, was from Jarrow

Aye .... and so was The March.

Jarrow Song - Alan Price ?? - YouTube

a1guvner · Aug 15, 2014

While we are on the subject of meltdowns, have a look at this

nickblake · Aug 15, 2014

Do you know one of the problems i find these days , i torque have done for years ive had a burnt out terminal on one of my boards , cause was due to the neutral bar Splitting where the main neutral cable went in i didnt notice it when it was done only 3 years after i did the job when it melted !! , one of the main problems with all consumer units is the screws they are absolute crap im sure they are made out of lead put a screw driver on them and they slip then you cant tighten them so I have suggested to several manufacturers that they change them to torx head bolts and supply a bit they wont slip then