Consumer Unit

[gedbhoy]

Hi all. So I ran a ring main circuit in for dado trunking in a community centre. The cables were taken back to a 3 phase consumer unit which along with the circuit chart had about a dozen breakers marked 'spare'. Guess what? Opened it up and it's packed. The 3 phase supply cabe is too large to drop out and split a phase with a Henley block(to supply a small consumer unit). There is no room to fit another consumer unit with more breakers either. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[Jonspark]

We are all a helpful bunch of people!!! We do this in our spare time and don't get paid. It just wares thin after a while people are constantly getting stuck on simple things. Then run to the Internet and expect others to bail them out. You made the mistake of not checking fully before starting the job. Then when you get stuck you expect others to tell you what to do.
In this case it's a very easy solution. As long as the loading of the board can take the extra load of the circuit. Remove one circuit from the board install a submain and an additional board. Re instate the old circuit and connect your new circuit to the board.

That is the correct way to handle it by the way you were lucky that someone felt sorry for you and spoon fed you the answer. But how do you know the advice given on the Internet is right and correct for your situation. What about if someone advised you to walk off cliff ? Would you follow there advice ? ,would you walk off ??

spare time? i do it in works time, not very often do i come on in my own time, unless there's some carnage going on.

 

[Gazthesparky]

spare time? i do it in works time, not very often do i come on in my own time, unless there's some carnage going on.

Ok I get what your saying but I'm just stating that the forum doesn't pay us to give advice unless you guys know something I don't [emoji12]

 

[Jonspark]

Ok I get what your saying but I'm just stating that the forum doesn't pay us to give advice unless you guys know something I don't [emoji12]

if you expect some kind of financial reward for helping people out on a forum, you're in for a shock, just making someones day easier should be enough of a reward.

 

[Gazthesparky]

if you expect some kind of financial reward for helping people out on a forum, you're in for a shock, just making someones day easier should be enough of a reward.

I'm not asking for a financial reward I'm all for helping people just making a joke about it.

 

[spark 68]

if you expect some kind of financial reward for helping people out on a forum, you're in for a shock, just making someones day easier should be enough of a reward.

---- that for a game of soldiers, Dan gives us a tenner each for good advice.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

The higher your post count, the more you get.

 

[spark 68]

The higher your post count, the more you get.

Only for those with their name in red though lol

Tony and E54 get £20 per tip lol

Not sure what deal Tel has got going though.

 

[DPG]

E54 gets a £2 bonus every time someone asks about earth rods Daz

 

[happysteve]

E54 gets a £2 bonus every time someone asks about earth rods Daz

They're very easy to find, those posts, too. Just search the forum for "twig".

 

[DPG]

Lol !!!! etc.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Only for those with their name in red though lol

Tony and E54 get £20 per tip lol

Not sure what deal Tel has got going though.

Tel sends his bonuses to support Geordie.