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    Consumer unit under stairs

    Hi, Just after your thoughts on the following- I am running a 25mm armoured from a KLM switch fuse to a consumer unit under the stairs in a domestic property. I intend to gland into a joint box and take 6181Y meter tails to the consumer unit. Under the 18th a edition the consumer unit needs to...
  2. S

    What type of consumer unit is this?

    Hi I have seen a few of these they fit flush inside a electrical cupboard I’ve seen Wylex and Crabtree . I’m changing this db but can’t find the name for these style of boards
  3. D

    The new build consumer unit of the future and beyond...

    3 phase , surge , afdd , rcd , dab radio , built in espresso machine
  4. C

    Does reinstallation of busbar need professional sign off?

    I'm buying a house and have received the electrical testing certificate. There were two C1's and a C2 identified, all very easy fixes even for an amateur DIYer, the problem I have is that the electrics were condemned for this reason and so the busbar was removed from the consumer unit. This also...
  5. M

    How to upgrade really old Service Head, Meter and Consumer Unit

    Hi, I am looking to get an electrician to upgrade my consumer unit and do some work on circuits. At the same time, have been receiving letters from E-On about upgrading to smart meters - this was supposed to happen a few years ago but when they visited, they refused to carry out any work...
  6. Z

    Installing Outdoor Lighting - help please!

    Hi All, New to the forum, looking for some advice. I'm a fairly competent DIYer and have completed some other minor electrical stuff recently... I'm looking to install some outdoor lights in my new house as currently have none. There is no existing lighting circuit outside or sockets, however...
  7. M

    UK Consumer unit

    Hello I need to move a consumer unit 8m away from the cutout. What cable is recommended ?
  8. M

    Consumer Unit MCBs

    Hi Everyone, I’m new to the forum and joined to gain more knowledge from you guys that are practicing electrical work. I studied 17th edition electrics at college a few years back and passed with great scores but never went on to use my electrical qualification in practice, I used my cabling...
  9. C

    Consumer unit need to be mounted in plywood or plasterboard?

    Hi everyone, When a new consumer unit does have to be mounted on plywood/plasterboard? Does it applies for every circumstances? Thanks
  10. T

    Grid voltage at the consumer unit of a house?

    Hello, We have installed equipment at a customer location, (or rather, an external electrical contractor installed it for us). The equipment is internet monitored by us…..and we are noticing that the Grid voltage is regularly falling to 225VAC. Our equipment disables at this low grid voltage...
  11. HappyHippyDad

    When does 3 phase supply become 230V in domestic consumer unit?

    I went along this morning to quote for an EVCP install. I thought it was a domestic house but it was a B@B. It has a 3 phase supply. I always pass on commercial or 3 phase as it is outside of my remit. However, I am toying with the idea of fitting this EVCP IF I can fit it from a single phase...
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    Consumer unit under stairs

    Hello, need some advice here if possible. Went to quote for lighting rewire at house client has recently moved into, He says next year or two that they having a loft conversion. Anyway he had some recent gas works done at the property and the gas/heating person said that as the gas meter is...
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    Tails inside consumer unit bare copper, not terminated correctly - C1 or C2 ?

    Ok, I'm in the middle of an EICR for a client. The tails are going into the consumer unit in separate holes (It's metal, so that's against the regs), and then inside the consumer unit they have been terminated in a really shoddy way with bare copper showing. Now copper showing on the tails is a...
  14. KeenPensioner

    Consumer Unit isolator with RCD

    I have an old CU with BS3036 rewireable fuses. I'm having the board upgraded soon but in the meantime I'd like to add RCD protection. Can anyone tell me where I can find a consumer unit isolation switch with RCD built in - to fit between the meter and the CU?
  15. N

    Consumer unit space

    Hi, We moved into a new build last year and want to add a couple of extra circuits but the consumer unit has no space and all the circuits are used. Is there any requirement for there to be space in the consumer unit and should i ask the housebuilder (Redrow) to resolve or pay myself for a new...
  16. N

    Outdoor consumer unit and weatherproofing

    I wish to fit an 8 module consumer unit outside of my house which will then feed: an outbuilding sockets, outbuilding lights, garden fence lights, garden sockets, house extension electrics, front gardens sockets and front garden lighting. I think my options are: fit a consumer unit to the...
  17. S

    Mounting a consumer unit on plywood

    Hi guys, just having a mental breakdown so thought I'd throw the question out on here for some advice. I'm working on a new build house and I've fitted a 20way RCBO board (it's a big house!). I've just had a thought though, with this being a new build, should I have fitted the board to some sort...
  18. P

    Additional consumer unit - tails in trunking - how?

    I need to install an additional consumer unit. Normally I would put the existing tails into Henley blocks and feed both CU from there, but in this case there is an isolation switch, and the output tails are in metal trunking from the isolator to the CU. The new CU is going next to the old one on...
  19. SteWal

    Garage Consumer Unit

    Evening all. A friend has had his whole house rewired with a 4 way CU installed in the garage on its own circuit. It has an 80A RCD acting as the main switch and 2 breakers 20A and 6A for a socket and light respectively. Here’s my question; would the addition of a single light and a single...
  20. K

    chasing wall for consumer unit cables or trunking ... Advice needed

    Hi everyone I am after a bit of advice. Just done rewiring for a property but the main incoming supply cable is just right next to the main entrance door so agreed with the customer to install a new consumer unit right above the meter as shows in the picture. The lighting circuit and upstairs...

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