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  1. O

    dangers associated with wiring earth to neutral in the consumer unit?

    First time on here.... :) Looking for your thoughts on my situation plz. I've a small apartment in Spain and recently discovered there is no earth in the building, which I'm nervous about. Firstly I purchased individual socket rcd's and put one in all 12 sockets. Don't even know if this is...
  2. A

    EV consumer unit tails

    Hi My relation has had an EV charger fitted and upon me being nosey checking out the job I noticed something I thought I'd query with you guys. -Her main cut out fuse is 100amp -From the meter there is 25mm tails that go through DP isolator to Henley blocks. -From the Henley blocks are 25mm...
  3. K

    New circuits into plastic consumer unit

    Morning everyone . Question regarding wiring of new circuits into plastic cu . I’m wiring an extension on a property soon . The consumer unit is under the stairs and it’s plastic it’s all rcbo Wylex board in good condition with a few spare ways . Probably the last of its generation before we...
  4. Adam00

    grid tie solar to a consumer unit in a shed that is fed from the main consumer unit

    Could you connect grid tie solar to a consumer unit in a shed that is fed from the main consumer unit in the house or is this not allowed due to how it complicates safe isolation?
  5. N

    Replacing storage/24hr heating/off peak water consumer units

    What are your go to “heating” consumer units to fit these days? Have a domestic consumer unit and a combined storage/24hr heating/off peak water consumer unit to swap. Normally use Fusebox spd/rcbo for domestic swaps the last while but what are options for the other? I know Hager do/did a 3...
  6. J

    Can I fit my own consumer unit

    Hi I am a time served electrician with 40 years experience in the maintance industry , i have 18th edition , can i replace my own consumer unit ? I have my own earth loop impedance tester , Rcd tester any thoughts
  7. P

    What’s the best way to fix this small gap in the consumer unit?

    No idea why this has happened… What’s the best way of fixing this? I’m thinking of buying a plastic blank to push in and cutting it to fit in?
  8. S

    Consumer unit MCB selection

    Hi , looking for some advise please . So we had new house house rewired a year ago and had foresight to ask sparky to add MCB for garage with wire terminated in enclosure on outside of house in anticipation of extending it to detached garage at a later date once the internal renovation was...
  9. S

    domestic lighting and consumer unit

    Sorry new here, just had an electrician pop round to quote for work, domestic home electrics, uk, worcestershire, when he saw that my downstairs lighting was wired in a ring (ie consumer unit has 2 lives to the RCBO, away and return - sorry not sure on the best terminology) he was unhappy as he...
  10. I

    UK Is this meter and consumer unit location safe and upto spec? (kitchen cabinet, water pipes)

    Hello, I am renovating my kitchen and looking for advice on best placement of the meter and consumer unit. I am primarily concerned with: Building regs Electrical regs Fire safety It's just a simple dwelling, not HMO or anything. Currently, the meter and consumer unit is inside of a brick...
  11. R

    External Consumer Unit

    Good morning guys Was looking for advice with regards to installing an outdoor consumer unit. Customer is looking for power to be installed from there property to an area in there garden. There installing a future hot tub and summer house and any future lighting and power. They currently have a...
  12. V

    Isolate consumer unit help

    Looking to do some work in the consumer unit in my home and was wondering if turning the isolation switch is sufficient as it only appears to isolate live and not neutral? https://ibb.co/R2hLQmR
  13. K

    One House and 2 Consumer units needed by LL, need help with circuits

    Hi I have a job where customer has two families one families lives upstairs and one family will live downstairs. As the property is going through refurbishing and rewiring is needed but LL has asked me to install two consumer units so basically divide supply using henly blocks and supply the up...
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  14. N

    Consumer unit question

    I want to know if my consumer unit (together with the digital meter) which is in a special metal container let into an outside wall near the entrance door is acceptable for the 5 year house test? It has been like that from when the house was built. Thanks, Nick
  15. M

    Long extension between meter and consumer unit

    I am planning to go semi off grid with a victron and battery system. The system will be installed in an out building about 20 meters away from where my consumer unit and meter currently is. I need to run the grid power from my meter to the out building to the victron inverter, but then also...
  16. M

    consumer unit cost

    hello all...whats the typical cost for a new consumer unit fitted and the old wired fuse box removed im in a semi detached house in leicester.....i have checked previous posts on here but i cant find anything thanks in advance :)
  17. K

    2 x Main Switches in on consumer unit

    I wondered if it is OK to have 2 x Main Switches in the same consumer unit. One feeding the RCBOs in the House and one feeding the CU in a garage, so that the outbuilding stuff can be isolated from the House CU?
  18. tidytech

    Consumer unit feeding another consumer unit via Main switch

    Can a domestic consumer unit feed another consumer unit, via the Main Switch. Details are: domestic property with 100A single phase supply, TN-C-S incoming supply to Main Switch on DBU1 Output from the DBU1 Main Switch, also outputs two two wires, that connect to the input of another consumer...
  19. M

    UK Vertical Consumer Unit

    Hi. Can a horizontal 200A consumer unit be fitted vertically, or is there a vertical configuration? I have a 350mm wide space...thanks.
  20. J

    Garage Consumer Units

    Ok, most new Consumer unit seem to come with a 63A RCCB and two MCBs. Most house consumer units now will also have RCD of some type be it a dual board or RCBOs. I know there can be issues with Selectivity having an upstream and downstream RCD. One Should really be S type (more expense). Should...
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