Best Way Forward

[acat]

Hi Folks got a call today and went to look at a bungalow. The previous person has split the tails so one set goes to a old rewirable box 4 circuits the second set of tails goes to a bare bones job with one RCD this covers a new extension and sockets therein.

Due to space limitations my only way forward is a new small CU to replace rewirable box which the customer wants a quote for simple so far howver we have kitchen fitters involved and they want to turn supply on to kitchen sockets that do not as yet have RCD protection.

1. Am I right in thinking that the installation should have one isolator for the property and not an isolater for each box.

2. In the short term is it acceptable to extend socket cabling into the RCD protected CU so that I comply with the regs on the safety aspect.

Or can anyone see a better way forward, my brains are jelly at the moment one minute nothing now I have several jobs on the go.

Thanks

Chris

 

[electricAl]

Altho a single point of isolation IS required, that could still be satisfied for each of the CU`s individually, providing clear labelling is provided.

As to the kitchen fitters, tell em to bring a plug in RCD with em - or better still, don`t.
Surprised they haven`t changed the board

If i understand your description correctly, can you not fit a front-end RCD temporariily between Henleys & 3036 board? Very useful to have a few RCCBs mounted in a 2-4 way enclosures, just for these circumstances

 

[acat]

Yes good idea but lack of space unless as a temporary measure I could secure it to the bottom of the cupboard as no room on the actual board.

Chris

 

[pennywise]

Extension lead no RCD plug top, obviously as kitchen fitters are involved oh and the fact that they are competent and skilled people no need for the RCD as it's under their supervision Have you touched it yet? I would leave it and not commit until the quote for the new consumer unit is excepted trying to make old stuff comply will take almost the same effort as changing it.

 

[acvc]

For situations like this I 've got a 600x400mm board with four double sockets in a ring, run from a 63A RCD, and 10mm t&e feeding into the rcd. I remove/disable the old c/u and pop the 10mm into henley blocks with the tails and use only that board during rewires and big jobs. That way the other contractors are rcd protected whilew they work too. Yes, they have to run extensions to it too ....

 

[acat]

For situations like this I 've got a 600x400mm board with four double sockets in a ring, run from a 63A RCD, and 10mm t&e feeding into the rcd. I remove/disable the old c/u and pop the 10mm into henley blocks with the tails and use only that board during rewires and big jobs. That way the other contractors are rcd protected whilew they work too. Yes, they have to run extensions to it too ....

Like the idea and I think being the honest law abiding person that I am Im gonna nick it and make my own this weekend

 

[acat]

Extension lead no RCD plug top, obviously as kitchen fitters are involved oh and the fact that they are competent and skilled people no need for the RCD as it's under their supervision Have you touched it yet? I would leave it and not commit until the quote for the new consumer unit is excepted trying to make old stuff comply will take almost the same effort as changing it.

Couldnt agree more and Im hoping he will agree to CU change just covering myself incase he has short arms and very long pockets.



Chris

 

[pennywise]

The only thing about the idea above that I would change would be to use 10mm-16mm double sheath tails instead of 10mm T+E into the Henley block personal pref
Had a bit of a space limitation on a job a couple of weeks ago got away with it by the skin of my teeth all down to skill of course