Should a consumer unit be fitted 2 inches from a boiler?

[Mike Johnson]

Not very helpful, but very profound.

 

[Lister1987]

If I were the tenant my --- would be straight on the phone to landlord and if they fobbed it off then I'd get a spark in and have the bill sent to landlord, I'd be inclined to make the metering company aware too, possibly even local authority also

 

[Mike Johnson]

This is always assuming that the fault that shook the house was electrical? The Boiler was in the same cupboard! mind you we have not established if the boiler was gas, oil or electric.

 

[Mtgmmd]

Goes to show how much of an electrician the meter fitter was.

Any exposed live cable is a serious infringement of health and safety. The meter fitter hasn’t left it any safer, just brought it to the occupants attention.

Get onto the landlord and get him to sort it.
Lockdown or not, this is an urgent, and essential repair.

Thank you. The house finished up being on fire. So my now daughter has to be evacuated. New boiler, consumer unit and a full paint job through the whole house

 

[DPG]

Any photos? Do you know what actually caused the fire?

 

[davesparks]

Thank you. The house finished up being on fire. So my now daughter has to be evacuated. New boiler, consumer unit and a full paint job through the whole house

What have the fire brigade identified the cause of the fire to be?

 

[westward10]

Fuel, oxygen and a sufficient heat source
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As someone who does fire risk assessments I find fire fascinating probably a childhood arson thing, not an extreme childhood issue but understanding it is rudimentary. Just look up fire and the candle effect, explains nearly all fire origins.

 

[davesparks]

As someone who does fire risk assessments I find fire fascinating probably a childhood arson thing, not an extreme childhood issue but understanding it is rudimentary. Just look up fire and the candle effect, explains nearly all fire origins.

I find fire fascinating too, and fun, and one of my many jobs is all about starting fires (in the right places)

It always amazes me how many people don't understand such a rudimentary thing, the number of times we end up stepping in to help light the bonfire at the events we do in November is ridiculous.

 

[pc1966]

Thank you. The house finished up being on fire. So my now daughter has to be evacuated. New boiler, consumer unit and a full paint job through the whole house

Good to hear the outcome has been satisfactory as the single most important thing is your daughter is fine!

Folk here always want to find out what depend so we, as far as humanly possible, can make sure it does not happen again on any setup we have dealings with.

 

[westward10]

I never tire of telling people that wood does not burn it is the indirect action of heat and gas separation creating combustion, I am the life and soul of any party