UK DIY. Can anyone help me understand why this complex arrangements of wires are connected this way from these two seperate meters

[Manus Blessing]

Is this dangerous ? Thank you for any advice given

 

[Manus Blessing]

Hi - as per many others, I too think it’s a dangerous mess. If the bus bar cover falls off (the one that kindly reminds “switch off before removing”) it’s very very dangerous for you. I note an earth wire floating too, and this may've moved the danger further out into the installation.
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Thanks so much for your expertise and opinion

 

[Dustydazzler]

Imo this whole installation is probably long over due a period inspection

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I cant believe anyone would say it just needs a bit of a tidy up!!

It is extremely dangerous. You should not go anywhere near it and you should get an electrician in immediately. It's as simple as that. @Manus Blessing

 

[PEG]

I suppose the other question to ask is are you acting on behalf of the farm,or cottage,and are the two still associated?
Just in case you have get a VO,to invoice your customer ?

 

[Strima]

Several C2 potentially dangerous problems there.

Also a couple of C1's danger present such as the disconnected earth conductor, DB lid missing etc.

I would urge you to get a periodic inspection done ASAP and go from there.

 

[Kidsolo]

It definitely needs someone to look at it, but I don't think it is as bad as people are making out.
That earth bar (furtherest away) needs two screws holding the wires down.
A door on the whole cabinet would make a nice touch.

 

[westward10]

From what I can see the consumer unit with no lid is using the earth bar as a neutral bar and the right side neutral bar is being used as an apparent earth bar with no earthing conductor to it.

 

[Kidsolo]

an apparent earth bar with no earthing conductor to it.

it has an earth. The last wire on the right goes back to the large two screw connector. If they are going to use it as an earth bar they need a bigger earth wire back to the connector.

 

[Strima]

it has an earth. The last wire on the right goes back to the large two screw connector. If they are going to use it as an earth bar they need a bigger earth wire back to the connector.

The earthing connections on this installation are not suitable. There's no guarantee that the jumpers used to interconnect the CPCs to the main earth conductor will be suitably sized to perform as intended under fault conditions.

Without full inspection & testing being carried out we can only comment on what is visible in the pictures and speculate the rest.