New buikd

[philipb]

Hi guys,
Got a new build to do in a couple of months time,not done one for a few years so i will be
brushing up on new build regs ect,but i could do with a bit of advise on the size and type of
board to use.Its a very large house with ground source heating so i will need a large consumer
unit or dis board.I had a look at a house next door and the board had 30 breakers in it in 3 rows of 10.
My question is what is the best way of doing this?one large box or a number of smaller ones,and what
type do you recomend for user friendlyness and cost.?Thanks.

 

[Octopus]

That is a big house!no its not that big,the ground source guy has asked
for a five way bourd for the pump and controls,single phase for the pump.
I am thinking of a number off small boards say one for downstairs,one for upstairs,
one for kitchen,and one for summer house.anybody see any problem with that?
and one main switch for the whole thing.

Do you mean 4 x dual RCD boards?

 

[philipb]

Hi Murdoch,
No i was thinking of smaller boards with rcbo's,i prefer rcbo's so that
individual circuits are protected,Some of the cable runs are long and upstairs for
example will need a lot of cable if its all run back to the plant room.I havn't
decided yed,just wanted a bit of advise,wondered if there are any regs about
putting smaller board say upstairs in a cupboard,i dont think there is as long as there
is one main switch.thanks for your comments.

 

[DPG]

I'd go with consumer unit and earth spike in every room - sorry, that's just to wind E54 up arty3:. Daz