One out, one in, nice!

[VoltzElectrical]

I went for a metal clad BG board and all RCBO setup from Electric fix and was very impressed with the quality and price. £127 all in, delivered to my door as well. Which was nice.

 

[Guitarist]

Guitarist, with respect, the cables don't have to enter the back as you have suggested. I was merely agreeing for a purely aesthetic perspective, but as I have stated, having looked back through BS7671, my interpretation (as that is all we do with the wording of a non-statutory document) is as I have stated. And that is, as it is, in my opinion, not 'readily accessible', then it needs only meet IP2X.

You can all disagree with me all you want, but I am the designer and installer, and I WILL stand before the judge and tell him, 'your honour - this is what I deemed to be satisfactory in the circumstances, in my position as competent person.'

regards.

Your call mate. As I said, nice install, just my opinion.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Your call mate. As I said, nice install, just my opinion.

appreciated. we all have to make the call, and I've made mine. I might make it a bit 'neater' before finishing, but it sure won't be to make it comply with IP4X.

Thanks anyway.

Voltz.

 

[telectrix]

a squirt of silicon gives it IP4X. :icon10:

 

[VoltzElectrical]

a squirt of silicon gives it IP4X. :icon10:

Cheers Tel, if it needed it, I would do it.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Some 100x50 plastic trunking would look good on that and a bit of support to the tails and would be a good job . Like someone mentioned earlier on with the lid on and people not knowing who you are. I would call that rough. All in my opinion though.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Some 100x50 plastic trunking would look good on that and a bit of support to the tails and would be a good job . Like someone mentioned earlier on with the lid on and people not knowing who you are. I would call that rough. All in my opinion though.

Really? and how would you make that (unnecessary) trunking fit (un-needlessly) around the cables? Rough? Rough? Come on...PLEASE!

 

[Silly Sausage]

I refer back to my & Guitarists points about the cables coming in from behind.
You could have had them clipped direct vertically behind a new board up into the ceiling, which you've already said, needs redoing. No IP arguments, no trunking... happy days!!!


I bet if we were all on site discussing this, that there wouldn't have been any frayed tempers!

 

[Knobhead]

I bet if we were all on site discussing this, that there wouldn't have been any frayed tempers!

What pub are we meeting in?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What pub are we meeting in?

lloyds No.1 probably....

 

[Silly Sausage]

What pub are we meeting in?

I would have said this joint...
Owner of Britain's last Temperance Bar who extolled virtues of abstinence to TV chefs... is banned for drink driving | Mail Online

but unfortunately, I think it's shut down now!
Check out The Big 6 though...

 

[Knobhead]

We'll meet in the Foresters Arms!

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Really? and how would you make that (unnecessary) trunking fit (un-needlessly) around the cables? Rough? Rough? Come on...PLEASE!

Well I would have installed it before mounting the board.

 

[keniff]

I would say that a cu is in a readily accessible place to allow for re setting the rcbo? Looks like a nice board though lots I room to tuck those cables around

 

[Spoon]

This is just out of curiosity and not getting at anyone.
What are the regs when you guys mount CU's? Doesn't the CU have to be easily accessible to re-set things?
I work to EN60204 11.2.1 and put most things between 0.4m and 2.0m

 

[Guitarist]

This is just out of curiosity and not getting at anyone.
What are the regs when you guys mount CU's? Doesn't the CU have to be easily accessible to re-set things?
I work to EN60204 11.2.1 and put most things between 0.4m and 2.0m

Building regs now have a recommended height for new installations. When replacing existing boards, however, it usually has to go where it was.