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    Running of distribution cables

    Ask them for clarification Mark, I've done plenty of these and have never used tri-rated, in fact EDF specifically say not to use tri-rated for the meter because of problems with tightening up the terminal on the tri-rated cables.
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    Running of distribution cables

    Mark if they are fitting a CT chamber are you sure the Tri rated is not just from the CTs to the meter?
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    Are my electrics safe?

    If your Father was experienced in doing rewires under the 16th edition save your money. Get your Dad to rewire it, or you do the work under your dads supervision. Not a massive difference between 16th and 17th edition in houses just get your Dad to fit a metal consumer unit with RCBOs.
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    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    Yes sorry i worded that wrong and can't edit it, the PFC doesn't change (but the new device can carry a lot more fault current)
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    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    duplicate
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    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    Your probably right Des, they are a racket!:D But on your other post about "Where has this idea that changing a consumer unit involves testing the whole installation?"............ Once you have disconnected the final circuits from the supply, you have to ensure they are safe before...
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    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    On point one, if you do a test then surely you have "taken ownership" (hate that expression btw) of the installation, last person working on it and testing it etc. On your 2nd I think your on the same page as me. Our assessor comes around once a year but it's probably once a year more than the...
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    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    I agree with b, if you change the ccu you should do a full test on the installation. If the installation fails in any way there would be a record in the "Schedule of items tested" and "comments on existing installation" using additional pages if necessary. The EIC should be sufficient. And i...
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    Spur off a Spur, extra sockets?

    The whole job is pretty simple if you know what your doing. Just Prove its a ring circuit. Open the ring circuit to incorporate extra points and DON'T cut through the cooker switch load. The only question is................... Do you know what your doing? If in any doubt at all get a...
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    Agree, MK and Wylex both very cheap at our wholesaler at the moment.
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    No worries mate, it can get confusing who says what! Can't stand those cheap boards, CPN, BG etc i think they are the reason Amendment three was introduced! Is CPN Citys own brand?
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    :joycat::joycat::joycat:Calm down mate, Ive been doing it a fair bit longer than you and know what i,m talking about. The op is fishing on various sites for info........does the mystery polish electrician exist? I doubt it. I'm just debating whether the existing ccu can be re used. No...
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    No Tel, the supply Neutral is behind the load neutral, it is hard to see. its a bit clearer here...... Crabtree Starbreaker RCBO 32 Amp 30mA B32 Type B 32A 61/B3230 Older Style - Willrose Electrical - Discontinued & Obsolete Circuit Breakers -...
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    I,m more in the camp of post #50. Your making it sound a bigger job than it actually is. Existing CCU is perfectly up-gradable.
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    :weary: I thought it was pretty obvious I meant a double pole type of RCD used to make a ccu split load or 17th edition......... But you are absolutely right to pull me on it. (And technically correct is of course the best kind of correct :tonguewink:) I apologise for my tardy parlance and will...
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    Really? please explain.
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    What's to reconfigure? This board has no RCDs, it's a Crabtree starbreaker board with a main switch. Remove the mcbs and the obsolete double module RCBOs and replace with modern RCBOs. Gives the Op all the capacity he needs.
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    What guts? And wasn't you waffling on about no such thing as non combustible the other day? :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy: Honestly the people that post on this forum, you wonder it they ever worked in the real world ! :flushed:
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    FIRST HOME - Help with new Consumer Unit

    Suffolkspark is right, you have an 11 way starbreaker consumer unit, you just need Crabtree Starbreaker RCBOS for all the circuits. Bin the old style 2 module RCBOS to maximise your capacity at the ccu. I would be a bit wary if your Pole didn't point that out straight away...
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    Advice needed - problem electrician

    Very decent offer from the Mickey Mouser...... Pay him the money and get a decent assessment.

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