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  1. P

    Buying A Consumer Unit For An Electrician?

    Good afternoon, I want to change a consumer unit for a new Schneider easy9 and all rcbos. ive got the power company installing an isolator next month so the board can be isolated. If i know what i want, is it better to buy for the electrician or get him to buy it? am i going to save much...
  2. T

    Can I use 1.5mm cable for 240v inlet to consumer unit in my campervan, and then to a double socket?

    Just wondering if it’s better to upgrade my cable to 2.5mm while I’m only so far into my project?
  3. NellyManjaro

    Remote location Consumer unit

    I have recently been to a property and for love nor money couldnt find the consumer unit in the 1 bed flat. I eventually found out that it is in the cellar below the shop next door. Now my question is about the location of said unit. I have looked into it briefly and there doesn't seem to be...
  4. D

    The 60 minute consumer unit change...

    So , in the spirit of the 60 min Eicr the latest challenge seems to be the 60 min board change View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXl0OoenWA to be be artisan did a very neat job in 2 hours , which imo would be the bare amount of time I would allow for a board change (not including testing)
  5. T

    looking for best step / cone cutter for using on 18th edition consumer units

    Hi all, i,m looking for recommendations on a reliable tough step /cone cutter for using on 18th edition boards ?, i'm sick of hole saws rattling round and making a mess , your guidance would be greatly appreciated ! cheers fellow sparky's.
  6. Plantman2000

    Shower MCB question after electrician installed new Consumer Unit

    Hello all. A few years ago we had a new kitchen installed and as part of those works we had an electrician in to install a new feed to this kitchen and a full new consumer unit as well. This is a metal CED branded unit with CED MCB's. We have two showers, one upstairs and one downstairs. The...
  7. A

    Requirement for Fireproof Enclosure for Pre-Existing Consumer Unit

    Hi, This question relates to renovations being carried on a house that has an existing twin RCD consumer unit, predating amendment 3. I am looking for clarity on whether or not we'd be required to comply with the fire proofing requirements, does it depend on the extent to which the installation...
  8. P

    Is an rcd in a box a consumer unit?

    Hi, The supply to my MILs shed doesn't have rcd protection. The board supplying the shed is an old one and the mcbs can't be changed to rcbos is it notifiable to take the existing shed supply cable that's coming out of the CU and redirect it through an rcd or rcbo in a single module box? i...
  9. A

    Replacing a dual tariff supply consumer unit

    Afternoon all, I have been asked to change a consumer unit with a dual supply. I have a common supply, an off peak supply and one neutral, all 16mm double insulated tails. The current set up has the neutral running to the first isolator and then looping from there to the off peak isolator (2...
  10. Z

    Consumer unit ip4x

    Hello all, came across this while doing a eicr, looks like the cu was recently changed, just wanted to know whether this constitutes a c2 or c3, thank you in advance
  11. kropaske

    Socket wired from neighbour consumer unit

    So i did the consumer unit swap today and as usual start with testing the circuits one by one and after last one i realized that i forgot about one socket on the hallway. At that time all cables where out of consumer unit. So i cross connect L-E and went to do R1+R2 just to find out that socket...
  12. J

    EICR - top of consumer unit is not correctly IP rated

    Hi all, Hope your all well! I've just had an eicr done on my coffee shop and one of the things that has come back is the above as per the attached pics, the consumer units are in a cupboard which I can out a lock on to stop access. I am being told that all the wires have to be removed from...
  13. S

    What type of consumer box

    Hello All, First of all i am not an Electrician just a DIY enthusiast. I have just built a garden bar shed and have the following in place. Please see images. Consumer box in the garage fed by the main house supply. Pic shed 5 and shed 6 this then exits the garage by a fused switch This...
  14. D

    Own up , who wired these consumer units....?

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cobRmFOR7Xw as shaggy said ‘it wasn’t me‘
  15. SJD

    Consumer unit with no isolation of N

    Came across a consumer unit today, where there is no means of isolation of the N, see below. The property is a flat, fed with 4-core SWA plus a separate 16mm2 E, from a TN-C-S supply via a TPN switch fuse in a communal meter cupboard. There are 3 supplies - 24hr, plus 2 off-peak supplies...
  16. M

    Any point getting this consumer unit replaced?

    Hello, I was thinking of getting this consumer unit replaced as it is made of plastic, the lid doesn't really close properly, it hasn't been tested in awhile and I had to have my ringdoor bell supply put into another box as there was no space. Do you think it is worth it to get a new one?

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