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  1. M

    Fuse board change help!

    So Ive just bought a house and Im going to replace the fuse board as its ancient! Just need to be sure on what i need to buy and how i need to go about splitting circuits properly. It looks like its a 6 way and a or 4 way (does that look right?) - pic below So lets say we have 10 circuits.. I...
  2. P

    63A Cooker on 45 A wylex rewireable fuse board

    My brother asked me to wire in his new cooker which sounded straightforward till I found the existing gas oven/electric hob cooker was just plugged in and found his new cooker took 63 A before applying diversity. No spare circuits on old 6 way wylex re-wire able fuse consumer unit, with a 45A...
  3. Waterhouse1989

    Asbestos fuse board

    I've come across an old prento rewireable fuse board with asbestos pads in it is this a code 1 on the condition reprt
  4. P

    Fuse board in bathroom

    Hi Just popped round to a 1st floor flat that wants their electric shower changed. i was in the bathroom (which as one metre from edge of bath to opposite wall) and aske dto see the fuse board the tennant reached up and opened a cupboard to show the incoming cable (piro) meter and fuse board...
  5. A

    Fuse board changes

    hi just wondering how long should you allow to change a fuse board and how much to charge the customer ? because i dont want to be too cheap but competitive
  6. Baker1988

    old fuse board dateing

    hi all i have just moved into a new house and i saw a box in the corner about 9 foot up the wall i opened it and this is what i saw it looks like a really old fuse board it is not in service we have a new splitboard. i was just wondering if any one new any thing about the history like how old it...
  7. J

    fuse board change advice please

    Hey all, Looked at changing a fuse board the other evening but am not quite sure on a couple of things so wanted to gain some opinions please. It's the top flat (victorian two storey house converted into two flats), meter cupboard externally at ground level. A armoured is run to both flats...
  8. B

    Old re-wireable fuse board change

    Hi everyone, I am fairly new in the trade and wondered if anyone can throw some advice my way. I recently went to a fairly old property as all the lights had gone off due to a lamp blowing in one of the light fittings which in turn blew the 5amp fuse wire in the board. Apparently this had...
  9. Hawk81

    Nice fuse board

    Got a call to a farm last week saying that some lights and sockets were not working and this is what i found. I told him I would have to change the CU and he give me the go ahead. On removing the fuses I found that everyone of them had copper wire instead of fuse wire. Farmers are always the...
  10. M

    House Fuse board

    was in house today and all lights, sockets, shower, cooker are off same busbar and all neturals go to the same bar and is protected by and 63 amp fuse and 63amp breaker is this ok??
  11. C

    Adding a RCD incomer to a cartridge fuse board?

    Hello guys this is my first post as I'm only recently qualified (but doing the job for 4 years) . But my question is as my title suggests. Is it acceptable to add 80A 30mA incoming RCD before a cartridge fuse board but the wiring is still in compliance (pvc/pvc, csa's etc). They don't want to...
  12. J

    Pull cap lateral mains fuse board

    This is a strange one, I was called to a block of flats where 2 flats had lost power, i look in the intake cupboard and find that these 2 flats where linked together on the same fuse (60 amp pull cap) which had blown. So i go about seperating these 2 flats onto their own fuse, ok no problem...
  13. S

    Change a old garage fuse board / Earthing question... pic s attached

    Hey, I am looking to change a very old fuse box in my garage. I have attached pics for you all. I am on route to becomeing a Domestic installer, and hoped i could get some more good advice if poss. This old fuse box, is supplied from the main house Cu. It is on a 32A breaker. The Main Cu is...
  14. T

    New fuse board testing.

    Hiya! I was wondering if anyone could help, i'm just about to replace the wiring in the garage. Its only got a single light 6A and one double socket radial circuit 16A in the dist board. The two way box in the garage is supplied by 2.5mm SWA from the house which is protected by a 16A breaker...
  15. D

    Help! Fuse board gone nuts - lights flickering on and off.

    My electrician that wired up my house is on his hols so, although I helped, I am not a qualified electrician (which will become more than apparent) but hope someone can advise as I can't get hold of him. I think this is a simple issue to an expert. First noticed an issue as the lights in the...
  16. C

    extra fuse board CU

    hi to all. a friend asked me a question the other day and i was unsure so thought i would see what you think. his customer wants an extra fuse board on its own supply (not a sub) with its own set of tails from the supply. do these tails have to be 25mm too as this would be difficult to pull...
  17. D

    fuse board

    i konw its bad practice to do this but, if you had a say 100A busbar (domestic situation) and from main switch didnt put breaker sizes highest to lowest, would this matter?
  18. T

    Are connector blocks in a fuse board against regs?

    Are connector blocks in a fuse board against regs? Ive got an niceic inspector coming out and i want everything perfect? Thanks
  19. T

    HELP!! Blown Fuse board

    Hi everyone, before u ask qualified electrician speaking here. The shower blew last night, but i cannot figure out why ive got a 6mm cable through crimped at the board protected by a 40a breaker, but the cable seriously overheated causing an earth fault and a massive bang!! I'm sure 40a ok for...
  20. I

    fuse board change - call out

    Hi Guys. My mate was called out on Wednesday night, an elderly ladies CU had blown up. When my mate arrived he found water had got in and flash bang wollop went the main switch. There was no main bonding, no cpc to lights and problems with the sockets, anyway he said there was nothing he...

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