Fuseboard mounted sideways?

[Crosswire]

Does this count as a non conformance?

 

[MDJ]

they are backward Tel so it doesn't matter down there hehe

 

[Marvo]

I could think of a few reasons it might fail. The ON / OFF visible trip indications on the RCD's are designed to be viewed in one direction only. Also ventilation might be impaired if vents that were designed to be top and bottom end up level with each other at the sides. I guess it might boil down to individual manufacturer specifications. If the CU is supplied with an arrow to indicate 'UP' then mounting it sideways would be a no-no

 

[Crosswire]

I could think of a few reasons it might fail. The ON / OFF visible trip indications on the RCD's are designed to be viewed in one direction only. Also ventilation might be impaired if vents that were designed to be top and bottom end up level with each other at the sides. I guess it might boil down to individual manufacturer specifications. If the CU is supplied with an arrow to indicate 'UP' then mounting it sideways would be a no-no

Good points there, but I think in this instance, bearing in mind the boards are old 3036 rewirables, they prob won't apply. I will check for any manufacturer specs though... Cheers.

 

[MDJ]

3036s? chuck them in the trash haha

 

[Steve_P]

I could think of a few reasons it might fail. The ON / OFF visible trip indications on the RCD's are designed to be viewed in one direction only. Also ventilation might be impaired if vents that were designed to be top and bottom end up level with each other at the sides. I guess it might boil down to individual manufacturer specifications. If the CU is supplied with an arrow to indicate 'UP' then mounting it sideways would be a no-no

What trip indicators and RCD's? 3036 board innit?

 

[Steve_P]

so how do they cope in australia, then? :tongue3:

Negative gravity mate, it's why the water in the bath spins the wrong way. Why's there never a plumber about when you need one?

 

[ayjay]

these modern boards are much longer, they don,t always fit in confined places
the dick heads that constanty make up regs to keep their jobs don,t take this into consideration
the gas meter might be alongside too apparenty the cu has to be spaced away from it
try doing that in an understairs cupboard

 

[Knobhead]

So if we turn all the industrial boards on their side, what do you do with the half that are upside down?

MCB’s and fuses will operate in any plane.

 

[Steve_P]

So if we turn all the industrial boards on their side, what do you do with the half that are upside down?

MCB’s and fuses will operate in any plane.

You need to put a negative gravity parallax generator next to it so that the leccy doesn't fall out.

 

[MDJ]

stick some bubblegum around the cable entries, that will stop it falling out

 

[Knobhead]

 

[ayjay]

sillyness

 

[Knobhead]

It's Friday night!

 

[Steve_P]

And Friday night is alright for . . . . . . .

thread hijacking

Bet you're all singing the song now.

 

[Guest55]

It's Friday night!

yay !
i'm working tmorra , boo !