Today's board change

[uksparks]

Hi,

This morning's job, in and out in 4 and a half hours. Vast improvement. Feel free to rip it apart and tell me I'm a fool and I've made a bodge of it and don't know what I'm doing.



I did actually heat shrink the end of that line conductor and disconnect the relevant earth and neutral and shrink them the same, it was for a shower circuit thats not connect in the loft, they also got labelled accordingly.



You may say why the cable ties, I saw one of you do it the other week on here, Trev i think or GMES maybe? Looked nice.



Ok I know MCB 8 is on when it doesn't need to be, I did switch it off.

 

[Pete999]

cable ties look neat, but derate the cables.

Agree Tel looks the dogs dodas, but as you say derates the cables, by all means keep them neat whilst the installation is proceeding but cut them out on completion, quite easy with today's solid cores, and use the right size earth sleeving, nothing worse than having a 1mm or 1.5 cpc with dirty great sleeving on it, just because the sparky can't be bothered to change to a smaller bore sleeving.

 

[Pete999]

Cable lacing is more your style eh Pete...well, Era

Now just stop it please will you, I can move with the times you know.

 

[Simonslimline]

nothing worse than having a 1mm or 1.5 cpc with dirty great sleeving on it, just because the sparky can't be bothered to change to a smaller bore sleeving.

Yeah this annoys me. Not hard to put the correct sleeving on and it makes a tidier job.

 

[Simon-0116]

Looks well used a hager other day only problem id when some one opens board with too smaller screw driver and fuc## up the slots for the next person

 

[uksparks]

Ill probably not put them on next time now you have all said that, probably got another three board changes over the next week, so ill see what happens, to be honest, its only derated it fractionally as its only a tiny bit thats bunched, plus they would all be in exactly the same position if not tied anyway.

but thanks though.

the hager board has a much tighter tollerance on the din rail, or the MCB even, when you tighten them up they don't slant like the MK boards do.

I just prefer them, I think they are a lot better.

 

[uksparks]

Looks well used a hager other day only problem id when some one opens board with too smaller screw driver and fuc## up the slots for the next person

Ah yes thats very annoying! I couldn't get into a board that I went to once, was a bit flumuxed!

 

[uksparks]

Im just going to bath the kids then ill be back!

 

[HandySparks]

Im just going to bath the kids then ill be back!

Is that the same as dropping the kids off at the pool? :biggrin:

 

[Jamie]

I like the Hager boards, easy to work in. If using RCBO's they can be made to look very smart inside, unlike Wylex (If I recall) or Crabtree which have the flying neutral and field earth coming out the top and it looks a right mess :6:

 

[gazj82]

I'm intrigued with the circuit details sticker, where did you get them from, or did you print them yourself? I have always used Hager ever since I can remember unless something else is specced. Always have been very nice boards in my opinion.

 

[davesparks]

Those circuit detail stickers are carp, the almost always fall off. And then they are hand written so often hard to read, plus there is not enough space to be detailed!
Just print a decent circuit list, laminate it and fix it to, or near to, the CU.
For a simple domestic installation you don't really need a the extra details, just the specifics of what each circuit does.

 

[Jamie]

Printer & Laminator in the van! oooeeerrrrrrrrrrr

 

[gazj82]

Those circuit detail stickers are carp, the almost always fall off. And then they are hand written so often hard to read, plus there is not enough space to be detailed!
Just print a decent circuit list, laminate it and fix it to, or near to, the CU.
For a simple domestic installation you don't really need a the extra details, just the specifics of what each circuit does.

I usually do a nice sheet in excel, pop it in a pouch and stick the pouch to the distribution board in any situation other than domestic. It always seemed a bit much for domestic though.

I used to laminate them until I realised what a pain in the --- it was to add a circuit onto it later on :S

 

[telectrix]

Those circuit detail stickers are carp, the almost always fall off. And then they are hand written so often hard to read, plus there is not enough space to be detailed!
Just print a decent circuit list, laminate it and fix it to, or near to, the CU.
For a simple domestic installation you don't really need a the extra details, just the specifics of what each circuit does.

this is carp:

 

[davesparks]

Printer & Laminator in the van! oooeeerrrrrrrrrrr

No, it's at home