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[Dave Appleby]

Just been called to this beauty as previous electrician wanted more money ( in cash) up front and walked to quote "cut his losses".

Mounting board has been removed. Meter has been moved by said electrician. And yes it has been wedged in pushing the gas feed across.

I wish I could say it's a Photoshop job. However this is reality.

 

[andyb]

I think with the advent of more and more LED lights and Tungsten and Halogen being phase out we will see more and more lighting circuits in 1.0mm, maybe in the end going even smaller, the advent of very low Amp RCBO's is just around the corner.

I agree Mike, I already use 3a mcbs if possible (it nearly always is) to get around my perennial argument with my assessor regarding protection for fans.

 

[Deleted account]

I never use anything other than 1mm for lighting circuits

 

[pc1966]

They really should be offering 3A C-curve MCB and RCBO now.

Assuming max 1.5A operating current and so 3A C-curve at 15-30A magnetic trip point it looks OK for LEDs, even simultaneously switched I suspect. And for a typical floor of 5 rooms that is about 70W of LEDs per room, plenty bright enough!

Currently the OSG Table 7.1(i) has a length limit for 6A C-curve on 1mm at 65m, so going to 3A C-curve would be 130m with is very unlikely to be a problem for one breaker's range of rooms.

 

[Mike Johnson]

The smallest dual pole RCBO I have found is Hager 6Amp its some way towards it I suppose.

 

[andyb]

They really should be offering 3A C-curve MCB and RCBO now.

Assuming max 1.5A operating current and so 3A C-curve at 15-30A magnetic trip point it looks OK for LEDs, even simultaneously switched I suspect. And for a typical floor of 5 rooms that is about 70W of LEDs per room, plenty bright enough!

Currently the OSG Table 7.1(i) has a length limit for 6A C-curve on 1mm at 65m, so going to 3A C-curve would be 130m with is very unlikely to be a problem for one breaker's range of rooms.

Don't know about RCBOs pc, but Contactum do a 3A, C curve MCB.

 

[pc1966]

Don't know about RCBOs pc, but Contactum do a 3A, C curve MCB.

It seems easy to get MCB below 6A for industrial style boards, but not so many make them for home CU. Certainly not seen RCBO below 6A

 

[Mike Johnson]

AEG, Debflex, Lexman and Legrand make domestic 2A Dual pole MCB's but did not look any further on the Leroy Merlin web site to see if anyone else did, RCBO's are very difficult to find below 6A

https://www.leroymerlin.fr/produits/disjoncteur-phase-neutre-2a-83544805.html

 

[richy3333]

Customer has to make the report to the NICEIC. If the original spark is AC then the platinum promise guarentee will apply

 

[Dave Appleby]

Customer has to make the report to the NICEIC. If the original spark is AC then the platinum promise guarentee will apply

Ok. Will pass that on in a minute.

 

[Dave Appleby]

Ok. Will pass that on in a minute.

Sorry..... Thanks!