MICC/PYRO advice please

[PJH2903]

Been to a quote for a job this morning. Customer has just bought the house and wanted me to quote to replace/move an old fuse board as there were 2 in the house.

On looking at the job it appears that the old unit in the kitchen is being fed from the newer unit under the stairs in MICC/Pyro, the install date on the newer board is 2011 so don't know why the original spark did not just replace it at the time.

Told the customer I will need to do a full eicr to see what needs doing in the rest of the property but the old board will need removing (which he understands) and I would need to trace the circuits to see how I can best get them back to the main board.
As there is no labelling on either board I have suggested he plays flick the switch and makes a list of which mcb switches what off to save a bit of time when I return.

I have never had the ‘pleasure’ of working with micc as I only do domestic work so my question is do I need to take any precautions when I rip it all out?

 

[Pete999]

It's all metal C.U

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Think he mat mean the CU it's coming from in the first picture.

 

[buzzlightyear]

why would you smack it with a hammer

orange is the black ,joke ,keep up at the back.

 

[littlespark]

I think the Op needs to come back and confirm the MICC is being removed and the circuits from the sub board are being extended to reach the main one.

No precautions except don’t snort the white powder

 

[buzzlightyear]

a good spark with years working on stuff have no problems.
there's a lot young sparks out there have never worked on it ,alone tie thier boot laces .

 

[Dustydazzler]

a good spark with years working on stuff have no problems.
there's a lot young sparks out there have never worked on it ,alone tie thier boot laces .

You couldn’t pass 2360 until you had successfully stripped and made off 2 mic cables

Now they don’t even have to do that anymore

 

[ipf]

You couldn’t pass 2360 until you had successfully stripped and made off 2 mic cables

Now they don’t even have to do that anymore

Gawd! I must have done at least 2000 before I was 18..

...…and threaded that much conduit I could do it wi' me feet.

 

[PJH2903]

Intention will be to rip it out and take everything back to the main consumer unit, just need to work out what they all feed and if I can arrange the circuits to fit them in, there are 3 spare ways in new board, 4 breakers in old unit but covers not been off yet and nothing is labeled except the shower circuit.
As far as the termination in the newer board goes, they have drilled a small hole and fed the micc through it, no idea if they have glanded it inside.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Gawd! I must have done at least 2000 before I was 18..

Must admit I rarely do any pyro now if ever as only do house smashing

But it’s still handy to know how

 

[buzzlightyear]

Gawd! I must have done at least 2000 before I was 18.

what good student you where .

 

[Dustydazzler]

Intention will be to rip it out and take everything back to the main consumer unit, just need to work out what they all feed and if I can arrange the circuits to fit them in, there are 3 spare ways in new board, 4 breakers in old unit but covers not been off yet and nothing is labeled except the shower circuit.
As far as the termination in the newer board goes, they have drilled a small hole and fed the micc through it, no idea if they have glanded it inside.

I wonder if they fed the original gland through a 20mm hole

 

[buzzlightyear]

dis the lot and new feeds to the circuits from old board .the end .

 

[PJH2903]

I wonder if they fed the original gland through a 20mm hole

No, the hole it goes through is not much wider than the cable itself.

 

[buzzlightyear]

No, the hole it goes through is not much wider than the cable itself.

pic please .

 

[PJH2903]

pic please .

Will get one when I go back next week.

 

[westward10]

Could be interesting how they got it through such a small hole with a pot on it.