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  1. Leesparkykent

    MK A3 board

    Has any one fitted one of these yet? Being 1 of the cheapest fully populated boards at £70-£80 I've seen I was wondering if they've improved? I stopped using the insulated MK boards many moons back as they are absolute rubbish IMO.
  2. M

    Temp site power boards

    Hi All I need to make up some temp power boards on some 3/4 ply. I remember a thread about these a while back that had some great pics on as looking for some ideas but can I find it lol. Thinking of putting 1 x switched EM light 4 x metal clad DS 1 x 16amp commando All via a dis board...
  3. E

    7671 training material

    HI doing amendment 3 test shortly but my revision material is all amendment 2. I have my book but could do with practice questions and answers!
  4. amlu

    new Contactum full metal board

    Had a go installing one of those new proper metal boards. Contactum defender version 1.0 Disappointed a lot. Heavy metal fuse cover no way to hold it up when you work on it. Lid closing holes dont align with the threads behind properly, plus the bolts are located in a very very wrong place, no...
  5. NDG Elecs

    Best way to cut 40mm diameter holes in metal clad boards

    Hi folks, Will be fitting first AMD3 board later this week. Using the Wiska spring tails kit on it. What is best way to drill a 40mm hole through the casing? I have cone drill bits up to 30mm and also have Bosch power change holesaws. I found the cone drills much better in the past when...
  6. P

    Are Memshield 2000 MCB compatable with mem shield 2 boards?

    Hi does anyone know if a memshield 2000 MCB will fit in a memshield 2 board?
  7. P

    main switch question

    Hi guys, Im installing some main switches in an installation to cover 3 boards. A question i have is, they anything against the regulations or indeed bad practice to fit a single main isolator switch to cover the 3 boards or should they have 3 individual ones. What i got is a single phase...
  8. spud1

    Tails - metal board - TT system

    Hi, Can anyone clarify for me the requirements regarding either the RCD protection of tails or glanding of tails entering a metal consumer unit in a TT system. With specific forethought to the upcoming amendment enforcing all metal consumer units. Cheers
    • spud1
    • Thread
    • amendment board boards insulated metal system tails tt system
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. uksparks

    Thoughs on which board please

    Hi, Got a house, 6 bed detached property, currently totally empty. TNS 100A Cutout fuse supposedly Ok, so I have two consumer units which need replacing as the covers will not stay on due to damage and broken casings etc. The bloke would like them all in one unit, which I have to say would...
  10. B

    water ingress ryefield boards

    hi all
  11. I

    Curve Dual RCD Boards

    Good evening, has anyone fitted these recently?? If so have you experienced any high Zs reading. We have fitted 2 recently and on 2 ring circuits our Zs reading were above accepted tolerances. We done al the checks and could not find e problem when we tested the RCD it was high on 2 different...
  12. rustynails

    Accessibility of distribution boards

    What are people's opinions on the accessibility of distribution boards. For example a 20 way TP-N board placed above a false ceiling...?
  13. T

    safe isolation commercial enviroment

    Hi all I'm new to the forums and probably posted in the wrong place & this has probably been asked before but here we go.. I work for a fire and securine company who also havery just enrolled for niceic approved contractor as we supply the fcu etc for all our control gear in commercial/...
  14. O

    Underfloor heating mats

    Hi, I'm going to be installing underfloor heating mats (150w) but I'm after some advise on the insulation boards to put down first. They seem expensive I was wondering is there a cheaper alternative? Or am I going to just have to buy the boards they recommend with the mats? Iv never installed...
    • Op1988
    • Thread
    • alternative boards cheaper heating insulation underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. G

    For Sale Wylex 11 way boards with 9 RCBO's

    I have 10 wylex boards for sale, they are new and boxed. 100 amp main switch, 3x6amp, 1x16 amp, 4x32 amp and 1x40 amp RCBO's The boards have never been fitted,the screws are unmarked and the fying leads have the original ties still in place. Board-NH1104, RCBO-NHXSBS1 Im asking £150 each...
  16. driverman

    led lighting in kick boards

    Owner of house requires LED lighting in kitchen kick boards. Possibly those small diameter ones that I've seen on the odd occasion. Are there others that fix on the under side of the cupboard ( basement). would you wire these LED lights as you would an ordinary every day light point ie put light...
  17. E

    Anybody experienced with Bno distribution boards

    Hi my names Steve running a small electrical firm in the southeast, I'm in the process if second fixing 4 flats which I wired couple of months back, I've wired plenty of flats over the years and when the builder asked what's details he needed for the supply, I said put down 5 single phase...
    • E14RKS
    • Thread
    • anybody boards distribution experienced flats installs network their
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. J

    wiring single phase circuits from 3 phase boards using brown L2 or L3

    Hello, I am wiring single phase circuits from a new 3 phase board but another electrician on site said i cant wire the circuits in brown (for live) blue (for neutral) green+yellow (for earth) on L2 or L3 as it isnt the correct phase colour. I debated that brown is a phase colour. whats the...
    • Jason Ryan
    • Thread
    • 3 phase boards brown circuit circuits phase single single phase using wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. M

    Best tool for finding wood ,wires,metals behind plaster boards

    hayy whats the best tools for finding woods , cables , metals etc behind plaster bored im fed up of drilling a hole to find beams etc, thanks guys -mike
  20. S

    schneider acti9 boards

    we have got some of these boards but cant see where the neutral bar goes at all? got a couple bags full of neutral bits but where do they go? do they screw into a hidden neutral bar or do you need to install another (3 phase board by the way) this is the board bassically we were supplied...

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