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  1. M

    Thoughts on this consumer unit change

    Hi all Been asked to quote on this consumer unit change (see photo). Wondering what people's thoughts are on the earthing situation. As can see it is tns but earthing doesn't look to clever to me. It's stranded ali by looks of it. Not sure of CSA of it, looks like could potentially be 10mm at a...
  2. J

    125A consumer unit powered by 63A Switched BS88 Fused Unit

    Hi, Ive got an upcoming job to determine the cause of a BS88 fuse tripping in a switched fuse unit that powers a 125A consumer unit yet none of the MCB's trip, Just the one cartridge fuse. What is a concern about this site is that the old fused switch unit is 63A, yet it is feeding a 125A...
  3. B

    Time needed to test consumer unit circuits?

    Hello, how much time is needed to test consumer unit circuits before re-connection to the mains? Is each circuit a 5 or 10 minute job?
  4. D

    UK Consumer unit in a meter cupboard

    Can a 1-way unit be installed in a meter cupboard? My meter is at the rear of the property and consumer unit at the front. The meter is due to be changed in a fortnight's time and wondered if i could ask that room is left to accommodate one. The reason i ask is that i ordered an EV in October...
  5. J

    UK Consumer Unit spare way

    Hi all. I am due to get an EV wallbox fitted so I will be running a new 6mm SWA from under my stairs to the termination point outside. My issue is I have no spare ways for a 32A breaker in my consumer unit for the installer. Is there any recommendations on shifting some load to free up a way...
  6. gazdkw82

    Recessing consumer unit

    Got alot of works being done at my house. I'm debating studding the wall out near the consumer unit in order to easily install new cables. Some of the cables are data as well as electrical and will be enclosed in their own containment. The board is a metal clad split load board (Crabtree...
  7. D

    Consumer unit resposition

    Client is wanting to remove the wall that his consumer unit is located on. He has spoken to Western power and they are planning to relocate main incomer to a Electric meter box. Then will his Electrical supplier will be moving his meter and tails aswell, I am planning to re-locate his fuse...
  8. W

    Using a consumer unit after removing total control meter

    I have 2 consumer units, one normal and one for t control, I no longer have storage heaters so want to get the meter removed, can I then use the consumer unit to supply the sockets that were originaly used for storage heating, my immersion heater is also connected to this consumer unit so that...
    • wunatey
    • Thread
    • after consumer consumer unit control meter removing total unit using
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. D

    Moving a consumer unit.

    Question.. If a consumer unit needs moving by 1 metre and all the cables need to be jointed through, is a full EIC needed as if its's a consumer unit replacement? Cheers
  10. V

    Shock from a consumer unit even after Safe Isolation!

    Not a big one, but it bloody hurt and scared the pants of me! If anyone reading the following knows why this happened I'm all ears. I safely isolated a garage consumer unit, but didn't turn off the associated MCB in the house, so the tails to the unit were still live, ready to put in a new...
  11. L

    Is that wrong?

    I went to a property recently to replace a faulty wired smoke alarm, the consumer unit has recently been changed but I couldn't get the door to the mcbs to open. So I removed the cover to switch off the relevant one, whist inside I took some pictures of things I thought seemed wrong. Photo's...
  12. A

    UK Impact on cable rating if trunking used to consumer unit

    Hi My consumer unit is located in the garage, the cables are currently clipped to a solid wall above the unit. I am considering putting the cables in trunking to give them some more protection, the trunking would be just under a meter long. I believe its common practice to use trunking in this...
  13. NellyManjaro

    Favourite Consumer Unit

    I don't know if other people are having the same issue with stock as I am, but I do stick to local businesses and they are struggling to keep up with demand during this covid nonsense. So from time to time I will have to go to a bigger manufacturer. Because I shop local its what my local...
  14. C

    Consumer Unit in Bathroom

    Been asked to carry out some works in a bathroom. The clients mains board, cutout and meter are in the airing cupboard of the bathroom currently. As part of the plans they are removing the airing cupboard and plan to just put a standard cupboard with a lock around the mains board which will now...
  15. P

    Is it possible to a squeeze a lighting RCD onto this old MK Consumer unit ?

    Hi Everyone, The CU is c.2006 and I was hoping NOT to have to pay for a new metal CU with all new MCBs, RCDs etc. There seems to be a lot of debate about whether my lighting circuit at position 7 requires an RCD but if it does can anyone figure out a way of using the existing CU - the space at...
  16. D

    Is a fused double pole isolator classed as a consumer unit.

    I’ve just replaced a faulty 63A double pole isolator supplying a feed to a consumer unit several meters away to a flat. ive come to do the notification on the niceic web page and there is no appropriate category to tick other than circuit addition or alteration in a special locatiom install a...
  17. B

    how to wire 4 way consumer unit (shed)

    hi I have a 4 way consumer unit I need to add to my shed. first there is no busbar , so i have got one from screwfix. but I am not totally sure where to put the live feed in please? where do i put the busbar top or bott where do i put the neutral in / feed I am OK with most electric please...
  18. G

    Extend SWA to consumer unit

    Hi guys. I have an old out building that has been knocked down and in it’s place an extension is being built. The old out building had a ring and a lighting circuit with water heater for a shower all fed From a ccu that came from the main house through 10mm swa. The extension is now going to be...
  19. D

    UK Outbuilding Supply from house maximum demand

    A couple of questions for you. The electrician that rewired our house ran a 10mm2 SWA to our outbuilding. The total length of the cable is about 45m. It is in ducting underground at a depth of approximately 1.2m. Now, my understanding is that the max load for 10mm2 underground over 45m would...
  20. C

    New consumer unit but lighting has no earth

    I've been asked to fit a new consumer unit in an old property. One issue that I have found straight away is that the lighting would seem to have no cpc (old 2 wire cables). Ideally I would advise to have the lighting circuit rewired but the 1st floor of the property has a flat roof with no...

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