Pictures of tidy domestic RCBO filled boards

[Chris Electron]

Hello,

Has anyone got any photo's of consumer units filled with RCBO's that look very tidy. Whenever I have a board that has say 10 ways of RCBO's it is always a struggle towards the end to make nice and neat. Would be great to see what other people do.

Reading past threads about cable ties in boards I tend to stay away from these. I know it looks neater but I hate coming to boards that you have to alter when there are a load of ties in there.

I have a 12 way RCBO board to do at the end of the week and really want to get it spot on.

The board I am doing is a Contactum which the client supplied. The neutral cable from each RCBO is very long. Do people normally cut these to size? If so do you put a ferrule back on the end of the cable?

Anyway would really appreciate some ideas.

Many thanks,

Chris.

 

[Engineer54]

Don't tell me, you haven't been dressing and cutting RCBO neutral tails to size, ....and that's why you're RCBO CU's look a mess!!

Don't listen to all the waffle and frankly the complete and utter rubbish that you ''can't'' cut RCBO neutral tails YOU CAN, and Should (yes, ferrule any cut multi stranded tails) and that includes the functional earth tails!! Oh and DON'T pigtail those neutral tails either...

Connect functional earth leads into the same connection as the circuits CPC, that way you don't get confused and all makes sense for the next electrian that comes to work on the CU....

 

[Andy78]

I used to hate the RCBOs that came with a pre-curled telephone cord type neutral tail. Even in a TP-N DB they still gobbled up all the space and looked a right mess, even when straightened out as best you could.

 

[connordines]

Not 10 way but still an all RCBO domestic style board. Was my first one i did!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Hello,

Has anyone got any photo's of consumer units filled with RCBO's that look very tidy. Whenever I have a board that has say 10 ways of RCBO's it is always a struggle towards the end to make nice and neat. Would be great to see what other people do.

Reading past threads about cable ties in boards I tend to stay away from these. I know it looks neater but I hate coming to boards that you have to alter when there are a load of ties in there.

I have a 12 way RCBO board to do at the end of the week and really want to get it spot on.

The board I am doing is a Contactum which the client supplied. The neutral cable from each RCBO is very long. Do people normally cut these to size? If so do you put a ferrule back on the end of the cable?

Anyway would really appreciate some ideas.

Many thanks,

Chris.

great to put in your NVQ folder as well...

 

[nickblake]

one of mine

 

[Meggerman]

View attachment 24084one of mine

That looks nice and tidy for a swap over. BG are good value for RCBO's too.

 

[nickblake]

That looks nice and tidy for a swap over. BG are good value for RCBO's too.

Thanks megga man, Boards with RCBO,s just are not big enough another inch taller perfect have to admit not my tidiest do like the BG boards never had a problem with them

 

[telectrix]

yep. could always do with another inch.

 

[MDJ]

View attachment 24084one of mine

Nice tidy Job Nick, try a Curve next time, 2" more room above the RCBOs, you will love fitting one.

 

[nickblake]

Nice tidy Job Nick, try a Curve next time, 2" more room above the RCBOs, you will love fitting one.

Ive heard about these who sells them difficult getting anything round here , except sheep (thought i'd add that before tel did )

 

[MDJ]

View attachment 24082

Not 10 way but still an all RCBO domestic style board. Was my first one i did!

Not a bad attempt Pal, to be honest a bit scruffy around the earth bar and the Busbar shield is missing. That said pretty tidy.

 

[MDJ]

Ive heard about these who sells them difficult getting anything round here , except sheep (thought i'd add that before tel did )

Denmans are the main suppliers Nick, however you could order on line.

Mike

 

[nickblake]

thanks Mike will check them out

 

[Rockingit]

Not a large board - though fairly crowded, but here's a small one of mine towards the end which must have been temporarily energising just one circuit (can't remember now) as there's no bus bar in there yet and a couple of circuits yet to connect. I sometimes use ties used to keep tidy during assembly then remove at the end. Note the replacement ferrules on the earth leads, all cut to a more sensible length as also the neutrals, though I don't tend to worry too much about ferrules on the end of those as they pretty much fill the terminal anyway and make a sound contact. It also looks like the earth bar wasn't behaving itself that day either!!