Main Service Fuse in Bathroom!!

[new_spark]

Evening everyone,

Been helping a mate out with a re-wire 1930s semi with an overhead supply and a TT system, lady had the DNO around about a year ago to replace the old ceramic fuses, now granted when the house was built the upstairs bathroom would have been a bedroom but the subbies who came to change it have left the old main incoming cables which enter thr bathroom from the outside, connected them to the new service fuse screwed it onto a bit of ply wood then run a length of 3 core swa internally through the floor boards and into the understairs cupboard where the CU is located. The plywood board has been left suspended in mid air even the the customer told them it was a bathroom they said 'box it in it will be fine'. It's current position means it will be right above the bath, now I've been led to believe from a previous thread that if its in a cupboard its not inside a zone but surely this isn't right, any thoughts or suggestions??

Cheers

 

[yellowvanman]

I wouldn't be happy with that, where is the meter?

Also if the SWA you mention is connected to the main fuse it shouldn't be more than 3 meters long unless its protected by a Switched fuse.

 

[new_spark]

Meter is next to CU under the stairs about 5 meter run, no switched fuse protecting it, will get a picture tomorrow and put it on post

 

[yellowvanman]

If the SWA (you sure its not concentric?) is not on the meter side then what I said doesn't apply, as anything 'behind' the meter is the responsibility of the electricity supplier, and basically they can do that.

Its when you take the supply from the meter to the CU where you are restricted to 3 meters!