Location for consumer unit

[NoSparks]

The builder has located the meter box immediately outside the downstairs loo. Now I have reservations about placing a consumer unit in a loo, especially right over the loo itself, but can anybody recall any regulation that prevents it?

 

[Richard Burns]

The regulations do not mention toilets they only state that an accessory must be suitable for the external influences.
In a toilet it is very unlikely that you will get sprays of water or even a damp atmosphere.
I would agree it does not sound good, but I have seen several situations with the consumer unit in a toilet; it is a right nightmare getting to it if they are high up over the toilet as you can't get near it.

 

[kingeri]

Handy if you need to go whilst wiring it up though.

 

[Paul.M]

Just hope that the lights don't trip whilst someone is on the bog, they will have to finish off in the dark lol.

I've seen loads of cu's in toilets and ad RB says above there's nothing in the regs about it.

 

[telectrix]

as long as it's mounted above the height at which teenage lads or students! can pee>>>>>

 

[Paul.M]

as long as it's mounted above the height at which teenage lads or students! can pee>>>>>

If not you will have to use an HIGH PEE rated enclosure :rofl:


Hahaha ip/high pee rated box..... I'll get ma coat.

 

[Geordie Spark]

The regulations do not mention toilets they only state that an accessory must be suitable for the external influences.
In a toilet it is very unlikely that you will get sprays of water or even a damp atmosphere.
I would agree it does not sound good, but I have seen several situations with the consumer unit in a toilet; it is a right nightmare getting to it if they are high up over the toilet as you can't get near it.

Yer reckon ?? .................. ye ha'ent seen me performing after a few bottles o' Broon !!!!

 

[oldtimer]

The thing is what happens when Joe Public stands on the toilet seat to reset breaker slips and hits his head on the handwash basin or worse the seat collapses but no probs as we would not do that would we lol

 

[Guitarist]

Don't forget that CU's should be placed where children can't interfere with them. Imagine the fun they could have flicking all those switches with the door locked

 

[telectrix]

Don't forget that CU's should be placed where children can't interfere with them. Imagine the fun they could have flicking all those switches with the door locked

if they did that in our gaff, then they'd not be sitting down on the bog or anywhere else for a few hours.

 

[Guitarist]

if they did that in our gaff, then they'd not be sitting down on the bog or anywhere else for a few hours.

Same here tel. Unfortunately, many parents like to let their kids "express themselves".

 

[trev]

It's easy to scare them away from anything like that though. Grandson (18 months) discovered sockets a few weeks back, every time he went to plug something in if I'm there I shout bang as loud as I can, if I'm not I got girl child an air horn and she blasts it. It scares the living daylights out of him and there's floods of tears. Better him crying than getting a belt

 

[Guitarist]

Aversion therapy...very successful..

I can just image, 20 years from now, he will be approaching sockets very carefully and closing his eyes whenever he plugs something in...:bigcry:

 

[trev]

Aversion therapy...very successful..

I can just image, 20 years from now, he will be approaching sockets very carefully and closing his eyes whenever he plugs something in...:bigcry:

Hehe "Oh Bugger I have to plug this in, I hope me grandad's not about"
Better that than a belt though. It only took a couple of days, now he's staying away from them so grandad 1 toddler 0

 

[Guitarist]

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind...

 

[1shortcircuit]

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind...

I hear revenge is sweet so if Grandad ever has to be pushed around in a wheel chair (I hope you never do by the way) then grandson may accidentally forget to hold on when making the decent down a very steep hill with a very busy crossroads at the bottom lol

*** Posted only in Jest *** :thumbsup

 

[trev]

Thanks for that "mate"
I'm already planning my revenge on the kids. I had to change nappies so if I ever become incontinent in my twilight years......

See, I told you on another thread I was evil