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    New consumer unit install issue.

    I'm working with my friend a sparky. He changed the consumer unit. Before hand I checked all circuits for continuity and done quick eicr, everything was OK. Now with the new board on were getting a neutral fault showing on socket ring. Funny thing is the rcd manual test button isn't working...
  2. P

    changing consumer unit from plastic one to metal

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  3. V

    Can you extend meter tails inside a consumer unit ?

    ...and why would I want to do that ? Well, I'm faced with a real botch job of a consumer unit. Essentially this is a "new" consumer unit only put in a couple of years ago by a friend of the clients family who was apparently an electrician. However the unit they bought (a Niglon) had the main...
  4. G

    UK Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding swa 2 or 3 core

    Hi all I'm installing an Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding being converted to a studio for a photographer just 1 ring main and lighting circuit. supply cable 50M length SWA 10mm due to volt drop. No room where Consumer unit is to bring SWA in and terminate so was going to put IP65 box on...
  5. S

    meter cabinet consumer unit

    Does a consumer unit for garden circuuts in an external meter cabinet need to be ip rated
  6. G

    UK Split Load Consumer Unit

    Looking to change the small consumer unit in my garage with a Hager Split Load Consumer Unit Complete with: 2x 100A Type a RCDs x 100A DP main switch. Reason I will have an EV charger fitted later in the year. One side of the split for the garage and the other side for the EV charger at a later...
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    Extending cables for a new board change

    Hi all, looking for some advice with regards to extending cables for a consumer unit change. The old board is a mess inside with cables being cut short etc. What's your go to method for extending. When I've only had to extend a couple I've used the Ideal inline splice connectors, but this is...
  8. Michaelwgroves

    New Consumer Unit - Fussy Customer - PV future proof

    My next job is to install a new Consumer unit for a really fussy customer.........ME! My goto brand is Hager, but will look at others. I also like Wylex, but typically don't fit for customers because of price. I'm not interested in cheap, but full RCBO installation might be over the top. It...
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    UK Second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitt

    I have a customer who has installed a second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitted in here, does it have to be in an ip65 enclosure also or can a ip65 plastic csu be used. I get csu has to be non combustible within a dwelling...
  11. D

    Fitting a consumer unit there is a Volex vrcbo06/1c that I am not familiar with. Can someone advise please.

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  12. V

    Relocating a Consumer Unit

    It's been asked a thousand times I know, but nothing quite matches what I have to work with. Ok, it's a 1950's ish house, 2 bed terrace, so very small. The incoming tails, meter and current consumer board are in a small cupboard in the lounge by the front door. The consumer board is tiny, only...
  13. M

    Moving a Consumer Unit

    Hi guys, hoping you can assist with your combined knowledge. So i need to put in a new board, after doing an EICR there was no RCD protection on the sockets and the tenant frequently uses the sockets for outdoor electrical equipment. The board is old anyway. So i was going to put in a new...
  14. W

    Consumer unit upgrade

    Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts are with this, quite a regular poster on here now. Changing a consumer unit this weekend, the cables coming in through the ceiling. My plan was to box it out In a wee wooden frame with the cables coming in from behind, but my concerns with that are if...
  15. D

    Consumer unit meter wiring

    I've had an electrician out to my house as I wanted him to remove the trunking that went down from the consumer unit down of the inside wall and then across the outside wall where it threaded through to the meter on the outside. The electrician said he could chase out the wall so wiring from...
  16. J

    C2 on EICR for plastic consumer unit

    Hi, I have just organised an EICR for our house through a national chain of letting agents (we were short of time). The report came back with a C2 for a plastic consumer unit. It is next to the front door (not in a cupboard) and it is not at the only point of exit and was installed in 2012 with...
  17. W

    Consumer unit IP Rating

    Hello, Just a quick one hopefully. I had a job to test and the board was mounted off the wall by 2 battons of wood, so the back of the board would be about 2 inches from the wall. They have knocked out the 2 rear knockouts on the Wylex board which is an massive for the 8 cables going into the...
  18. NellyManjaro

    Consumer unit below main fuse

    Just a very quick one as can't find anything that answers my question Doing a re wire and a very old property the main incoming cables come in half way up the wall.... providing I don't run my circuit cables past them is there any reason I can't fit the consumer unit below the main fuse? I...
  19. timhoward

    Space around consumer unit

    Quick q please. I'm not seeing anything in OSG or BBB about hard and fast requirements of spacing around consumer unit. Am I missing anything? I have a potentially cosy one with 5 cm either side, meter one one side, wall on other. Plenty of space above and below. This wouldn't prevent...
  20. R

    What Crabtree type RCBO fits this board?

    Hello guys, completely forgot to remove the board cover to check what type of rcbo was required for this particular Crabtree board. Anyone from experience know which type RCBO fits? thanks in advance!!

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