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If that's from Screwfix then I'm a Chinaman.
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if yous still lurking. it ain't ridicule. would you buy an old banger from Arthur Daley and get a plumber to service it before taking your beloved and sprogs on holiday in it? do it right or not at all.i thought i would get ridiculed thanks guys
Hi there, I have a new consumer unit which looks the same as yours in photo 1,The busbar needs to be appropriate for that consumer and should either be shrouded or the enclosure should contain a busbar shield. The neutral link from the main switch is also missing. I would strongly recommend using an electrician to do these works as from you have said it is beyond your level of expertise.
That 30ma rcd also appears to be time delayed which is not appropriate to provide suitable additional protection, from its origin which appears to be China I would not be using it.
Can you post a photo of it? In all honesty I would never buy electrical equipment especially consumer units from Amazon, no guarantee of quality or origin.Hi there, I have a new consumer unit which looks the same as yours in photo 1,
I have fitted many consumer units in the past without any problem the thing with this unit is at the bottom of the main switch every other unit I have fitted there is only the 2 outputs one live and one neutral this one has 3 although one is under a cover it has 2 smaller connectors and 1 larger one which is the same size as all of the rest of the connectors used including the main input and all of the outputs except the 2 outputs on the rod which are smaller, I bought this unit from Amazon.co.uk and it is not a Chinese unit.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated, Regards Poppy Ann.
I would say the one in the ops photo is Chinese.,going by the Chinese writing on the rcd unit. I would also be concern that the metal din rail is not connected to the earth bar . Agree with others,there is s log of doggy stuff for sale on Amazon, so would be very wary of this productHi there, I have a new consumer unit which looks the same as yours in photo 1,
I have fitted many consumer units in the past without any problem the thing with this unit is at the bottom of the main switch every other unit I have fitted there is only the 2 outputs one live and one neutral this one has 3 although one is under a cover it has 2 smaller connectors and 1 larger one which is the same size as all of the rest of the connectors used including the main input and all of the outputs except the 2 outputs on the rod which are smaller, I bought this unit from Amazon.co.uk and it is not a Chinese unit.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated, Regards Poppy Ann.
I would say the one in the ops photo is Chinese.,going by the Chinese writing on the rcd unit. I would also be concern that the metal din rail is not connected to the earth bar . Agree with others,there is s log of doggy stuff for sale on Amazon, so would be very wary of this product
I posted about a very similar Db a while back.
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Tests carried out on these units on behalf of Leicestershire Trading Standards revealed safety concerns. The Residual Current Device melted rather than cutting power, some of the Miniature Circuit Breakers failed to trip, and parts of the circuit remained live even with the main power switch turned off.
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