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    Name & age of this fuse box??

    Being doing a PIR today and came across this beauty - can somebody help me with its model/age etc? I particularly liked the fact that there wasn't an earth bar and the earths had been twisted together, outside the CU and pushed into a choc block! Its a TNS system without an earth too, plus a...
    • Octopus
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    • aus block box electricians' talk fuse fuse box together twisted
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    • Forum: Australia
  2. T

    another old fuse box

    hi all, here's another one i saw today which i wondered about. my mate was proudly showing me his new bathroom and i thought i'd have a nose at the electrical arrangements. he too has another old 1361 fuse box, with a new 13A 30mA RCD FCU installed on the wall above said fuse box providing the...
    • tawraste
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    • another aus bathroom box circuit discrimination diversity electricians' talk fuse fuse box old
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  3. J

    our oven is tripping the fuse box

    Hi All, We have an hotpoint electrical fan oven, that is tripping the fuse box when it gets over 160 degrees, it should be able to get over 200 degrees. I thought it may be the thermostat, but why would that cut the power to the fuse box, has anyone got any tips on what to look at first...
    • john-ellis
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    • aus box causing earth electricians' talk element fuse fuse box oven ovens power tripping
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  4. Z

    Illegal fuse box!

    Was on site today when the kitchen fitting brigade rocked up..5mins later i gets the call..kitchen fitters/electrician wouldnt do any electrical work in the kitchen..the fuse box was illegal!The consumer unit had been changed just over a year ago,and the guy had fitted a 16th split load board...
    • zedess
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    • aus box circuits electricians' talk fuse fuse box illegal kitchen lighting protected
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  5. B

    Can anyone tell me the size of the MEM fuse box

    HI everyone I have a picture of a old MEM fuse box,which i need to know the size of, it is a job I am pricing for and dont know what size consumer unit i can fit in the small space vailable. The job is a long way from me and i dont want to waste half a day just to measure a space
    • baza
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    • across anyone aus box electricians' talk fuse fuse box size space
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  6. S

    Upgrading main earth on old metal rewireable fuse box

    Doing some minor work on an old installation which will first require upgrading the main earth and bonding. The existing earth terminal is a bolt through the bottom of the metal fusebox, hidden down the side. There is no possibility of loosening the nut without dismantling the board and...
    • Smugley
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    • aus bonding box earth electricians' talk fuse fuse box main metal old
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  7. P

    Advice on Fuse box please

    Hi there. I am fitting a new bathroom for someone and I know i will need an Electrician for the Fuse box aspect of the job. The current box shown has only 3x 30amp fuses:eek:. Will I need to replace the whole fuse box under current regulations requiring RCD, or can the sparky just fit a 45 amp...
    • plumbman
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    • advice aus box electricians' talk fuse fuse box please sparky whole
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  8. M

    fuse box upgrade

    Iv recently upgraded a consumer unit in a small terraced house.When I carried out an inspection I found that the sockets I sampled were spurred, the tests i did I.R, ZS, polarity were fine.When i changed the board it appeared there were two ring circuits.I know the 3 step method of proving a...
  9. J

    fuse box trip switch advice

    hi guys. got a lot of halogens in the house and when they blow they seem to really blow and take out the fuse too... this happens quite a bit but i have an old style fuse box with the plug in 2 prong cartridges that hold fuse wire. so i'm always having to get a torch and pull it out and change...
    • jonah1980
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    • advice aus box electricians' talk fuse fuse box switch trip
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  10. P

    Moving a fuse box under the 17th Edition

    Hi guys, I have come across a fuse box which needs changing and upgrading, this is above the cooker and I need to move it. Firstly, I needed to know how far away it needs to be from the cooker according to the 17th Edition. Secondly what do you think would be the best way or thing to do...
    • P&Q
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    • 17th 17th edition aus box edition electricians' talk fuse fuse box moving under
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
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