Consumer unit (main board)

[Gakure]

Dear forumist.
Am a bit baffled, I went a customer house earlier to advice on electrical installation for an external shed.
I said to them they will need a new circuit and obviously need an EIC certificate.
I went to check on CU board but all I could find was as attached photos. One biggish old mems main isolator and small where all power and lights come from.
I have tried to locate another CU in the whole 3 bedroom semi with no joy. Do one of you longtime experience sparkie know where else to check, if nothing else available is this configuration acceptable?
Am struggling to add the photos, i will try in a seperate thread

 

[Gakure]

Why do you think it's a wind-up Pete?even the OP has agreed with you. Agree with your post above though a bit odd.

I agreed to take notes.

 

[Pete999]

Why do you think it's a wind-up Pete?even the OP has agreed with you. Agree with your post above though a bit odd.

Very odd indeed

 

[Octopus]

If people think that chucking a rewire in is the norm, no wonder there is so much carp installations these days ...

 

[Octopus]

If people think that chucking a rewire in is the norm, no wonder there is so much carp installations these days ...

 

[Pete999]

If people think that chucking a rewire in is the norm, no wonder there is so much carp installations these days ...

It's only a couple of wires Mate how hard can it be?

 

[Toneyz]

It's only a couple of wires Mate how hard can it be?

A piece of p***s 5-minute job how many times have I heard that.

 

[littlespark]

Without going back and finding the post number, I think the OP said his client had had a rewire 3 years before they bought the house, not 3 years ago.
Would still be interested to see certification with that existing as the DB

 

[MFS Electrical]

Big switch has 4 fuses in a 2x2 formation. It would have been normal in a really old house. Just out of the ordinary that it hasn't been changed yet. Is it an old house (like REALLY old?

The asbestos is the held behind the fuse, little bit of white material.

You could get a CU change job out of this, but I'd press for a full rewire

I’d say an EICR and a CU change the wiring may be still serviceable wouldn’t want to carry out unnecessary work

 

[Toneyz]

Without going back and finding the post number, I think the OP said his client had had a rewire 3 years before they bought the house, not 3 years ago.
Would still be interested to see certification with that existing as the DB

That will depend upon the year they bought the house.

 

[MFS Electrical]

I came to these on my one job not long back...even with a helpful note from a time when i expect some on here were wee apprentices

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Wow my dad wasn’t even a twinkle in someone’s eye then

 

[DPG]

I agree, I do have standard too. I said that to my manager, he said provided is on for less than 45 deg on the wall he don't care. He need a quick turn around.

Might be having a dense moment here, but what does that mean?

 

[Pete999]

Might be having a dense moment here, but what does that mean?

Not dense Mate I wondered as well.

 

[Toneyz]

Might be having a dense moment here, but what does that mean?

Not dense Mate I wondered as well.

As long as the money/profit he is making is going up.

 

[Pete999]

As long as the money/profit he is making is going up.

That's even more dificult to understand than the post me and DPG were asking about Ant.

 

[Toneyz]

That's even more dificult to understand than the post me and DPG were asking about Ant.

His boss doesn't give a flying ***** as long as he has made the money he priced the job for.