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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. W

    Mk consumer units

    What is the story with them? I thought they were being discontinued (not sure where i heard that tho). But recently i noticed they were selling SPD models that i had never seen before. Have they had a change or heart or is this still old stock?
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. I

    What the low down on GET consumer units.

    Is it easy to get rcbos, rccb. Is it a redundant brand. Thanks
  10. N

    SPD Consumer unit

    I recently had an SPD consumer unit fitted, twice now when I have been using the electric shower, power has been cut for a few seconds then comes back on. I don't think it's a problem with the shower as the light on the ceiling pull cord goes out as well. Any ideas, so I am pre-armed when I...
  11. C

    Can you put a 32amp fuse spur off of a socket for an electric shower or does it have to go through consumer box?

    THIS IS FOR ELECTRICAL NEWS ONLY
  12. littlespark

    Butchering a consumer unit Part deux

    Heating system in a local church which is basically tubular heaters under a few pews. A local company has already quoted thousands to rip all this out and start again. The committee are reluctant to spend massive amounts as the building only gets used for 2 hours once a fortnight. It’s old, but...
  13. littlespark

    Butchering a consumer unit

    Or altering one to suit.... Looked at two jobs today where the simplest solution would be to adapt an existing consumer unit. The first is a cumulative earth leak where everything on its own is fine but hot tub is causing main rcd to trip. Customer has had engineer at hot tub who has suggested...
  14. old man sparky

    Plastic consumer units and how to code them

    Good old amendment 3 and the demise of all that's plastic, we have seen many discussions on the good old plastic consumer units, so now for those EICR's where plastic has and will be around for quite some time, SO !! We all seem to have slightly differing views on this, but here goes. C2 if...
  15. C

    interesting question regarding two flats two metres one consumer unit

    interesting question regarding two flats one consumer unit hi a quick question. there is a property which is split in two flats. at the moment they share the electricity bill. there is one meter and one consumer unit. thinking ahead if we want to add two submeters. for example two coin metres...
  16. C

    New consumer unit for garage

    Hello everyone, A new small DB will be installed inside a garage for few lights and sockets. The feed will come from inside the house. Does it need to be an IP65 unit or can be the usual metal clad? Thank you
  17. Raptor0014

    UK First consumer unit change.

    Did my first consumer unit change yesterday. A few dodgy things with the old board as I’m sure most will see. Owner wanted bringing up to date with individual circuit RCD protection and surge protection. So fitted a Fusebox 10 way RCBO board. Complete with surge protection. Also removed the...
  18. M

    Additional consumer unit for shower circuit

    Hi, there’s no spare ways in the consumer unit so it requires Henley blocks and new tails to supply the 63a 30ma shower consumer unit. I take it I need to install 25mm tails into it? Or is it possible to downsize them to 10mm? thanks
  19. W

    Hager consumer unit blanks

    Any of yous had trouble getting the Hager blanks into a dual RCD consumer unit? Couldn’t get them to sit in properly
  20. M

    Advice on what consumer unit to fit

    Hi ive been recently asked to wire a large property which has been specified to require 13 circuits 2 x 6amps 5 x 32amps 2 x 20amps 2 x 16amps 2 x 40 amps Im just wanting some advice on consumer units, rcd and main fuse sizes A 14 way consumer unit dual rcd would be ideal but im wondering how...

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