CU Height

walsall · Apr 30, 2015

Evening All,
On a full refurbishment project which has 'client-expanded'since it was started I now need to get a two row CU as the number of circuitshave increased significantly. This is going in a cloakroom cupboard on a wallunderneath two ABB automation enclosures. Now that it's two row, the bottom of the board will only be 820mm fromthe floor. I’m not really pleased about this, but there is no real alternative.I can’t see anything in the regs which prevents me, but I guess it’s quite lowfor small children etc. Any views on this?

I could put locks on the front panels, but that’s a faffif the lights have gone out!

Richard Burns · May 2, 2015

i=p/u said:
In the attic by eves would be lovely

Certainly sir, that will be an extra £3000 on the rewire cost.

cotty · May 2, 2015

i=p/u said:
In the attic by eves would be lovely

Doubt you'd get the job! But...??

Leesparkykent · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
Sorry Mr & Mrs Smith, due to part M of the building regulations I don't have to locate your consumer unit in an accessible place due to your current dwelling not being a new build! Here's a booster seat! Compliments of the company! Doubt that would go down well 

Sorted lol.

cotty · May 2, 2015

Leesparkykent said:
Sorted lol.

Do I dare ask?

Breeze · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
Sorry Mr & Mrs Smith, due to part M of the building regulations I don't have to locate your consumer unit in an accessible place due to your current dwelling not being a new build! Here's a booster seat! Compliments of the company! Doubt that would go down well 

Sorry cotty's mam and dad I'm afraid your son was born with a sense of humour deficiency, I think if he continues posting on electricians forum he will get over it ��

cotty · May 2, 2015

Breeze said:
Sorry cotty's mam and dad I'm afraid your son was born with a sense of humour deficiency, I think if he continues posting on electricians forum he will get over it ��

I do love a Yorkshire Pudding though!

Breeze · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
I do love a Yorkshire Pudding though! 

I will stop this before I say a Yorkshire pudding is better than getting stabbed in a suburb of greater Manchester

cotty · May 2, 2015

Breeze said:
I will stop this before I say a Yorkshire pudding is better than getting stabbed in a suburb of greater Manchester

telectrix · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
I do love a Yorkshire Pudding though! 

always thought a yorkshire pudding was a farmer's wife.

davesparks · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
Would you say the same to a customer who was disabled!?

A disabled person local to here who is a wheelchair user said pretty much that about part m heights etc. They had their own house built and wanted everything at the normal heights, building control accepted this but the nhbc jobsworths refused to accept it!

cotty · May 2, 2015

telectrix said:
always thought a yorkshire pudding was a farmer's wife.

Plump and tasty

cotty · May 2, 2015

davesparks said:
A disabled person local to here who is a wheelchair user said pretty much that about part m heights etc. They had their own house built and wanted everything at the normal heights, building control accepted this but the nhbc jobsworths refused to accept it!

Please elaborate! They had their own house built and wanted everything at normal heights! ?

davesparks · May 2, 2015

cotty said:
Please elaborate! They had their own house built and wanted everything at normal heights! ?

I don't know the full details, it's something my dad told me about when I was an apprentice. It was one of his colleagues who dealt with it (he was a building control officer)
But basically yes, the guy thought the new heights looked ridiculous and after living in houses with normal height sockets for years he didn't want to change.
I think there was also an element of not wanting the government dictating how he must have his house built.

cotty · May 2, 2015

davesparks said:
I don't know the full details, it's something my dad told me about when I was an apprentice. It was one of his colleagues who dealt with it (he was a building control officer)
But basically yes, the guy thought the new heights looked ridiculous and after living in houses with normal height sockets for years he didn't want to change.
I think there was also an element of not wanting the government dictating how he must have his house built.

I think we should all try to imagine what it'd be like to be disabled! Maybe some peoples views might change then!