UK Housebashing wiring helped

[Shpark]

Hi all, not a housebasher here, so don’t hate. Wiring my house and need advice. Want to mount the CCU just below the ceiling and bring the cables from the floor above. How do a nicely bring the cable off of the beam so they’re on the wall and then will go into the back of the fuse board? Pics attached

 

[nicebutdim]

I guess you’re not asking it from a practical point of view, more acceptable, but there’s no go at the back in this instance. The joist is butted up to the wall

I'd wondered the same as your image gave the impression there was space behind it.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Not sure I would butt the consumer unit right up tight to the ceiling as would mean getting the steps out to reset the rcd / rcbo (unless you have a low ceiling or are very tall)
Maybe bring the cables down tight in the corner and have the consumer unit in a little box cupboard at low level >?

 

[James]

Looks like you may have to put a box around the beam to cover it and give a bit of space for cables

 

[Dustydazzler]

I'd wondered the same as your image gave the impression there was space behind it.

A couple 25mm holes as a diagonal from the mid point to pop out through the base of the joist might work but not strictly in the spirit of the regs

 

[nicebutdim]

A couple 25mm holes as a diagonal from the mid point to pop out through the base of the joist might work but not strictly in the spirit of the regs

Would prefer to take a bit out of the wall behind it, but much would depend on the situation above. I don't like the idea of outgoing circuits plastered into the wall and would aim to provide some means of routing future additions by boxing a bit of the corner. I guess this is one of those situations where 50 people will give 50 different answers.

 

[Bob Geldoff1234]

I would be more worried on how your going to get the tails up to that height?

 

[littlespark]

Is putting the CU on the other wall around the corner not an option?

Good shout about tails.
Is this where the supply cable and meter is?

 

[IAmSparkytus!]

Hi all, not a housebasher here, so don’t hate. Wiring my house and need advice. Want to mount the CCU just below the ceiling and bring the cables from the floor above. How do a nicely bring the cable off of the beam so they’re on the wall and then will go into the back of the fuse board? Pics attached

Fix the CU to the ceiling that way you can drop straight into the board without having to worry about the joist or go down the wall?

 

[nicebutdim]

Fix the CU to the ceiling that way you can drop straight into the board without having to worry about the joist or go down the wall?

And no need to go to the trouble of opening the cover for access.

I have seen plenty of DBs placed on ceiling of cabins, but those were always insulated enclosures with catches on their covers. Can't think of many of the current crop of domestic DBs that have a suitable catch on their covers.

 

[IAmSparkytus!]

And no need to go to the trouble of opening the cover for access.

I have seen plenty of DBs placed on ceiling of cabins, but those were always insulated enclosures with catches on their covers. Can't think of many of the current crop of domestic DBs that have a suitable catch on their covers.

I would actually even contemplate drilling a hole or two in the cover to use as somewhere to hang coats on hangers maybes?

Plastic non-conductive hangers that is of course.

 

[littlespark]

And these, above, are the comments I mentioned in #13

You’ve had a couple days to think about it, so what is plan of action now?

 

[buzzlightyear]

And these, above, are the comments I mentioned in #13

You’ve had a couple days to think about it, so what is plan of action now?

It's a bit harsh asking that, come on we like to know. Nicely.

 

[Shpark]

I haven’t contemplated this a great deal since asking as been been busy with work, but up to now I have thought to do as per the pic. Bring cables off joist onto brick. Into safe zone at top of ceiling height and onto adjacent wall, down and into CU. The reason I’m mounting on this wall is due to space and aesthetic, but more so that the meter tails pass through direct behind wall to meter in box outside. Also the box will be lower down now.

 

[nicebutdim]

I'd still be inclined to use some form of containment for future access and also help avoid the possibility of someone blindly drilling into the area.

 

[davesparks]

I’m going to be the daft one for saying it’s a bit high for a Cooker Control Unit

Consumer Unit. CU… not CCU

And consumer unit is a shortened form of consumers control unit, CCU, which is how it generally appears in City and guilds coursework and exams along with a lot of modern text books.