chnaging CU

[alarm man]

What is often mistaken for 30 years experience, is just 1 years experience repeated 30 times

its a typo,hit the 3 by mistake...:frown:.

 

[AP Electrical]

Bet anyone thinking of posting any type of electrical question has a sudden change of mind after reading this thread..... Who cares if he's in a scam - everyone does nothing but whinge about them anyway - show me a prosecution before anyone talks legality also, who cares if he's 30yrs or 30 days not directly affecting anyone on here is it, if people think its a stupid question for a spark to ask then don't answer as your knowledge far outweighs his.

 

[plugsandsparks]

Im changing it cos the old fuseboard has had it.50 year old rewireable fuses falling to bits.I never said I was a NICEIC contractor. I've been an electrician for 30 odd years but not so much domestic.Just out of curiousity, why do they sell single protected RCD units if they don't comply?As for the 1mm flex on a ring, I didn't put that in, I'm trying to correct it.I've now told the customer it's gotta come out and be done correctly.For those who don't want to answer the question and simply trawl through threads to send smug comments, why bother?

You can buy any combination of cu you want, you can buy an empty shell with a din rail, think about a garage cu or any commerial industrial application where a front end RCD is more than enough - you just dont put them in dwellings anymore because of nuisance tripping leaving the whole house in the dark. Its a fundamental part of the 17th regs and indeed current thinking is to go the whole hog and have all circuits on RCBOs.
These are the regs and they are very specific for houses / dwellings.
Get a copy and have a look, its a good read...

 

[Swicade]

main switch and rcbo all circuits (as likely already mentioned) and alls good

 

[electrician4u]

No, Sector and Wylex do dual boards with 4+3 ways so maybe they'll fit.

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But no home or office address - alarm bells ringing.

I do like the prominance of the football results!

I've not seen a Wylex with 3+4 for sale but that would work

 

[electrician4u]

main switch and rcbo all circuits (as likely already mentioned) and alls good

good suggestion,thanks.glad there's someone with a constructive suggestion

 

[electrician4u]

What is it thats restricting the space you have available???

It has to fit into a metal cupboard built into the wall.It can't go anywhere else

 

[Geoffsd]

good suggestion,thanks.glad there's someone with a constructive suggestion

That was suggested in the very first reply.

Are you not paying attention or deliberately winding us up?

 

[electrician4u]

Fit your cu vertically not horizontaly but be careful not to get any air locks lol !!!!

I don't get it

 

[electrician4u]

I am now getting a little confused
I thought that you said, either on this thread or one of the others that you were doing a full rewire,cue the kitchen problem

correct, i'm doing a re-wire.why would that exclude me from changing the CU?now i'm confused

 

[Guitarist]

good suggestion,thanks.glad there's someone with a constructive suggestion

Look at post #2

 

[electrician4u]

Are you actually part P registered?
Do you realise that changing consumer units and altering kitchen wiring is notifiable?

yes and yes

 

[electrician4u]

yes and yes

^^^ said on that post 'I sometimes wish I was a Polish electrician with no knowledge of the Regs, doing cash in hand work'

or maybe just an electrician with no knowledge of the Regs?

Ever heard of a joke?? NO? Thought not.Lighten up, bully boy. Why not join a chat room and practice some cyber bullying-you'd like that, ha ha

 

[electrician4u]

yes and yes

That was suggested in the very first reply.

Are you not paying attention or deliberately winding us up?

you chose

 

[richy3333]

Bet anyone thinking of posting any type of electrical question has a sudden change of mind after reading this thread..... Who cares if he's in a scam - everyone does nothing but whinge about them anyway - show me a prosecution before anyone talks legality also, who cares if he's 30yrs or 30 days not directly affecting anyone on here is it, if people think its a stupid question for a spark to ask then don't answer as your knowledge far outweighs his.

The industry is in a difficult situation as it is without matters being made worse by people advertising on their websites that they are an NICEIC DI and/or AP and then stating openly on this forum that they are not. The NICEIC are hot about pursuing imposters. They have prosecuted people in the past, it's been well advertised. And as you ask, Google 'NICEIC and prosecution' - there's a page of reports on the subject