OLD BOARD - How do I wire it?

[Silly Sausage]

I dont beleve for one second you have any electrical qualifications

Call a real electrician mate before you are up in court on a manslaughter charge, electricity and gas are not to be taken lightly, you are literally messing with peoples lives

If you look at his 1st (on the forum) post, I think his boss has dropped him in at the deep end and gone away on holiday.
He should be asking his boss first.

 

[micknew]

OMG lets feel sorry for him and give him some help, after all surely that's what we're here for guys.

 

[rick]

OP - PLEASE leave it alone and get someone in. This would be very easy for someone with a little knowledge to work out so it sounds like you are completely out of your depth, not slating you, we can't all know about everything.

 

[Richard Burns]

OMG lets feel sorry for him and give him some help, after all surely that's what we're here for guys.

I think for something this simple and clear cut and from posts 1, 7, and 14 anyone trained should be able to work this out safely.
If there is not enough information already for the OP then he is out of his depth on this one and the sensible course is to get local personal assistance for this because connecting in the wrong polarity could have serious consequences. I just hope the box is not live.

 

[Adam W]

Some pretty catty comments here but I can appreciate where they're coming from.
Remember if you're replacing or installing a new consumer unit it should be compliant with the current edition of BS7671, which I suspect this one is not.

 

[D80]

jj

I'll give you one piece of advice, which I use a lot myself...and seeing as you can take lovely pictures...

Whenever you come across a new bit of gear or something that's not obvious to reassemble etc etc, take a load of pictures. Only takes seconds and you've got something to refer back to then.
I've got Gigabytes of valves and all sorts in bits, saved my backside a few times!

I don't think the "not obvious to reassemble" applies here though lol.

Another option when taking apart and having to put it back together later is to cut the cables with enough length to see what went where before.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Some pretty catty comments here but I can appreciate where they're coming from.
Remember if you're replacing or installing a new consumer unit it should be compliant with the current edition of BS7671, which I suspect this one is not.

As per usual in response to a new member.
He's obviously not a DIY merchant, see my last post.
His CU change could very well be perfectly alright, he's just gone too far messing with the tails by the looks of it. Give the boy a break.

 

[Adam W]

As per usual in response to a new member.
He's obviously not a DIY merchant, see my last post.
His CU change could very well be perfectly alright, he's just gone too far messing with the tails by the looks of it. Give the boy a break.

My comment wasn't specifically directed at you, in fact I think I just read the comments and not who posted them, but my point was that I don't think anyone, electrician or otherwise, should be installing old kit which isn't compliant to the latest regs.

 

[DurhamSparky]

Simples when you know how...!!

you have 2 cables in your hand....!! try rotating your cover and it will look much clearer!!

and to find the line conductor please either use a voltage tester or just follow the cable from the meter...!

 

[vernam616]

All these people want to help are just as much a fool, to learn a voltage testing sequence is the basic of all basic things and is covered within your first week at college

Im pretty confident he isnt an electrician, if he has got papers they. Must be forged as this has to be one of the most basic stupid questions ive ever seen on this forum to date

 

[ManchesterGas]

I'm sorry but if you can't work that out then you need to go back to college and get your money back or think of a change in career.

I have no qualifications and can see exactly where they should go!

(FYI, I am booked onto a 2382-12 course in a couple of weeks and will then be doing an I&T course, so that is why I'm here, broadening my knowledge)

 

[ezzzekiel]

50/50 chance not bad odds if youre a gambling man

 

[Guitarist]

I personally believe this has to be a wind-up. If not, then we definitely shouldn't be giving advice to someone as "non-competent" as this.

 

[DurhamSparky]

connect both cables to your ear lugs and replace fuse!!

that will tell you which one is live or not...!

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Just out of interest, how were you planning to carry out the EIC?

And notifying LABC...........