**Show Us Your Installs!!!**

[Spudnik]

Right chaps,

Due to a few unavoidable issues, we have lost the original thread and pics etc.

Sorry about that!!!

So, if you want to re-upload your pics then great, if not, give us something new!


Cheers!!

 

[cdavies33]

 

[arturas]

One of my older ones when I used to take pictures of everything

 

[Engineer54]

I'm trying to work out why you needed trunking surrounding the CU in these photo's??

 

[Darkwood]

Hmmm... aesthetically it looks crap, functionally having the trunking all round serves no purpose...i assume you in your learning curve here so please dont take direct offense its an honest opinion from a well experienced engineer.... take it as constructive advice

 

[Knobhead]

I’ve got to agree (don’t all fall over laughing, it does happen occasionally) but the surrounding trunking is a total waste. It serves no purpose what so ever.

Ergonomics (look it up) are one thing, that just looks plain daft to an electrician. It’s a waste of money.


PS I don’t like sockets on their side either.

 

[Knobhead]

I must be ill (it’s the heat), I’ve just agreed with DW!

 

[arturas]

Thanks for opinion, the trunking was for running the cables from the ceilings into CU, it's a brick wall, and on the other side of the wall there's a neighbours apartament. As the cost wise it's not that expensive,but some would rather have a pint for that money

 

[stitch]

Is it just me or is the polarity reversed on input side of the middle RCD?

 

[arturas]

May be, the cables where not screwed in yet as I'm allways taking them out when installing CU, and only checking and tighten the cables after testing,same with all the circuits etc. testing one circuit and then tighten all its connections, then going to the next one.
oh and as well if someone will spot that the earth cable is hanging about, it's not because I leave them like that,MET is outside the CU, and it wasn't done by the time the picture was taken.

 

[pennywise]

I've got no problem with the trunking going around the entire consumer unit, as for costing more it wouldn't as it looks like one length has been used total and last time I looked you can't get it in half lengths . It makes for wiring the accessories below neater too. The next bloke in, will probably be thanking you, as now he can bring the the cables in through the bottom entry points without having to squeeze it thought the top with the original cables. Nice job

 

[Engineer54]

PS I don’t like sockets on their side either.

Tony, I think the photo has been posted showing the wrong orientation, so the sockets will be at the bottom of this CU the right way round!! lol!!

 

[Engineer54]

I've got no problem with the trunking going around the entire consumer unit, as for costing more it wouldn't as it looks like one length has been used total and last time I looked you can't get it in half lengths . It makes for wiring the accessories below neater too. The next bloke in, will probably be thanking you, as now he can bring the the cables in through the bottom entry points without having to squeeze it thought the top with the original cables. Nice job

I think you're well and truly in the minority on this one!! Oh, and there is nothing neat about this arrangement, visually or otherwise.... lol!

 

[pennywise]

I think you're well and truly in the minority on this one!! Oh, and there is nothing neat about this arrangement, visually or otherwise.... lol!

I don't mind being in the minority, as long as it complies and is fit for purpose. It's a different opinion

 

[john25]

Tony, I think the photo has been posted showing the wrong orientation, so the sockets will be at the bottom of this CU the right way round!! lol!!

Yep & you wouldn't have your Switches & Socket outlets Side on either (well unless your just weird like that )

 

[Engineer54]

Yep & you wouldn't have your Switches & Socket outlets Side on either (well unless your just weird like that )

See post #836!! lol!!