Proof that it is possible to install a BG CU tidily.

[Dave OCD]

Someone commented fairly recently that all pics of BG boards posted up are usually RAF and generally turn up in the 'Dodgy trade pics' thread.
Here's a picture I just came across of one I did around 5 or 6 years ago - the old days when dual RCD and no SPD weren't considered naughty.
Edit - actually the meter tails don't look very nice and the old plain green 6mm earth cable curled up in the top left corner was left as a draw wire up into the loft.

 

[James]

Admin, please move this to the dodgy trade picture thread

all the screw heads are at different angles,
mk style lean to all the breakers
mixed colour schemes but no warning label (how do people stay alive without them?)

can’t seem to post any laughing faces so here they are

ha ha, laughing face, smiley face, tears and laughing face.

@Dave OCD
between you and me, don’t tell anyone.
Nice looking install, good job.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Did you cross your legs when you put your trousers on, bloody hell gommet.

 

[Dave OCD]

It was all done with the end of my right thumb split and bleeding, bloody sore. Does anyone else get that from stripping loads of cables ?

 

[Dave OCD]

Here's an early RCBO one with a bit of a mixture - what was available that week.

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[buzzlightyear]

It was all done with the end of my right thumb split and bleeding, bloody sore. Does anyone else get that from stripping loads of cables ?

Soft boy, I bet you chipped your nail varnish has well,

 

[mainline]

Someone commented fairly recently that all pics of BG boards posted up are usually RAF and generally turn up in the 'Dodgy trade pics' thread.
Here's a picture I just came across of one I did around 5 or 6 years ago - the old days when dual RCD and no SPD weren't considered naughty.
Edit - actually the meter tails don't look very nice and the old plain green 6mm earth cable curled up in the top left corner was left as a draw wire up into the loft.
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You may find this pic on screwfix before long.

 

[Dave OCD]

You may find this pic on screwfix before long.

I don't mind if they pay me !

 

[westward10]

You need to ferrule those neutral flyleads. What if someone wants to use way 10 at the earth bar. Tis neat though.

 

[Dave OCD]

Ferrules would have been ideal but this board was installed around 5 years ago and when we went back recently for another small job all connections were still absolutely solid.
If anyone wants to use that earth terminal - tough ! I guess you're thinking each fly lead should have been in with its respective cpc ? But the reference leads are so flimsy individually it would be difficult to get a decent termination with the larger cpc in the same hole.

 

[mainline]

If anyone wants to use that earth terminal - tough !

Nobody should be messing with Dave's board, unless your BG trained and have a trade account at screwfix

 

[catdog1121]

Looks very nice but like all these pretty Instagram consumer units it does not appear there would be enough room to move those cables around if needed as they leave them too short, I have been to a few like this that I have ended up having to use a connector to extend it in the consumer unit which is not ideal... Also the cables looks dangerously close to not having double insulation outside of an enclosure..

For me all the cables should be terminated in the correct terminals, breaker 1 should have neutral in slot 1, and cpc in slot 1 etc but then as much spare length given, we could see larger boards in the future so it should reach anywhere in the consumer unit and a bit beyond, makes the next guys job easier..

You can make it neat (Although not as pretty as that) while also leaving plenty of slack on the cables. That second one for example the water and gas have no slack so if you replaced with bigger board it would have to likely go in the wrong earth position..

 

[Dave OCD]

Looks very nice but like all these pretty Instagram consumer units it does not appear there would be enough room to move those cables around if needed as they leave them too short, I have been to a few like this that I have ended up having to use a connector to extend it in the consumer unit which is not ideal... Also the cables looks dangerously close to not having double insulation outside of an enclosure..

For me all the cables should be terminated in the correct terminals, breaker 1 should have neutral in slot 1, and cpc in slot 1 etc but then as much spare length given, we could see larger boards in the future so it should reach anywhere in the consumer unit and a bit beyond, makes the next guys job easier..

You can make it neat (Although not as pretty as that) while also leaving plenty of slack on the cables. That second one for example the water and gas have no slack so if you replaced with bigger board it would have to likely go in the wrong earth position..

But the board has just been replaced, and with spare ways too. So it'll be a long,long time before renewal is necessary again.

 

[mainline]

Looks very nice but like all these pretty Instagram consumer units it does not appear there would be enough room to move those cables around if needed as they leave them too short, I have been to a few like this that I have ended up having to use a connector to extend it in the consumer unit which is not ideal... Also the cables looks dangerously close to not having double insulation outside of an enclosure..

For me all the cables should be terminated in the correct terminals, breaker 1 should have neutral in slot 1, and cpc in slot 1 etc but then as much spare length given, we could see larger boards in the future so it should reach anywhere in the consumer unit and a bit beyond, makes the next guys job easier..

You can make it neat (Although not as pretty as that) while also leaving plenty of slack on the cables. That second one for example the water and gas have no slack so if you replaced with bigger board it would have to likely go in the wrong earth position..

Do you mean like this ?

 

[Dave OCD]

Nothing wrong with that, nearly as good as mine.