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    BG Boards a revue

    Well thought id give my Opinion on these boards ,and using them i have found them in all honesty to be very good ,they do look stylish ,and modern , the board is made of a quite strong plastic MCB's drop in nicely with the entrance holes being adequate there is plenty of space for wiring after...
    • nickblake
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    • boards cables earth these
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    sub boards

    Hi guys, Need advice. Have a 2 DB's both fed from meter(2 feeds coming out of it) each one goes through a 60 amp fused isolator. The 2nd DB has only 3 lighting circuits and a ring main. total wattage would be approx 3kw. Need to install 9kw electric boiler but cannot get to either of the...
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    MCCB Boards

    Hi people, Could one of you lovely people tell me the maximum cable size that you can fit in a three phase new style wylex circuit breaker. I have a board to change that contains a couple of 16mm 25mm cables but also one 50mm and the main incomer is 50mm also! What are people using with...
  4. N

    Cable Behind Skirting Boards?

    Hi all, just wandering what the view is on running a 2.5mm radial circuit behind a skirting board when it's fully protected by a new 17th ed. RCD protected CU. thanks in advance Neil
  5. W

    Floorboard Cutting - what a chore!

    Been working in a big old house, where I needed to lift multiple floorboards for access. Pipes, cables were often touching the underside of the floorboards, so needed to cut with care. Using the Bosch POF cutter to cut between them but it's hard going and the blades are rubbish so not lasting...
  6. B

    3 phase to 3 Single Phase Boards

    Hi, I am looking at an installation in a social club/bar that has just been given a PIR.This has recommended various C2/C3(couple of VIR cables) remedial works but is mainly looking at 4 rcbos to be installed.( it is been hammered with a £25,000 insurance excess until rectified!) Here lies the...
  7. S

    Dual rcd boards

    Guys, is it a requirement to install a dual rcd board? I have been to look at a 1 bed property which the new owner wants the CU upgrading. It only has 4 circuits in the property as its just a small flat. Is an rcd main switch type board the call of the day in this case?
  8. C

    rcds rcbos in 3 phase boards

    i have been asked to fit three phase board in a block of flats and the drawings state they want mcbs but i will have to rcd protect the circuits. is it just a case of using rcbos throughout cos this will be very costly and also i would want three circuits to trip together but i cant find three...
    • chris-
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    • 3 phase boards phase rcbo rcbos rcd rcds
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. keniff

    Mk stacking boards

    Hi guys anyone used these? Wondered what configurations you can have, I wanted to set up 4 rcd ways wondered if they do a wiring kit for that
  10. polo1

    RCBOs and TPN Boards

    Apologies if this has been raised before - nothing has come up on a search of the site. Have any of come across the situation where the flexible neutral tail on an RCBO is not long enough to reach the neutral busbar? If so, what do you do - can you extend the neutral tail without causing...
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    Mk Sentry CU Main breaker positioning

    Can a Mk Sentry CU Main Braker Switch be positioned to the right of the Cu as all photos I have seen of the Cu the swich is on the left Thanks
    • leitrim99
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    • boards breaker hager main main breaker might screws these
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. N

    Hager panel boards

    After some info if anyone has any experience with Hager panel boards and MCCB's. Have a couple of large supply installs and been getting prices from different makes. Been using hager for a while on small boards and switchgear which seems quite good as i know most of the range was changed a while...
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    Hager panel boards

    Moved to commercial ! Someone delete please. Ta
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    Insulated 3 Phase DB...?

    any body come accross insulated 3 phase db??? got a TT install and ideally a 24W TPN DB converted to single phase will be ideal rather than a 21 Way box....!!
    • DurhamSparky
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    • 3 phase boards enclosure insulated merlin phase
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Strange PIR today.....

    OK, so went to do a PIR on a pub today. Had a 3 phase supply head and board, but only 2 of the phases were used. However, the yellow/black phase was used twice - i.e. there were two 25 mm cables in the yellow/phase of the supply head, and none in the blue/black The subsequent boards were...
    • Crosswire
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    • black boards phase pir strange today
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Best RCBO CU?

    Hi all, Wondered if I could pick your collective brains, I'm possibly looking to install an RCBO only board on my newly re-wired house and wanted to know the best make/model? I'll then weigh up the options of dual split rcd with 2 RCBO on the unprotected side or full RCBO. Cheers
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    Temporary boards

    Hello all, im new to the electrical game but have recently passed my 2391 and im still a bit lost so forgive me for any odd questions. As the title id like to produce some temporary boards to sell as a little side line but i see a few issues in my head and i wonder if anyone could point in the...
    • Topmarks
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    • aus boards roman temporary times
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  18. 1

    Discussion about Builders...

    Some of you may have noticed posts I have made regarding doing work for builders and signing off other peoples work. It's a NO NO for me, from the start of my career to the end I have promised myself that I will NEVER sign off anybody else's work. Anyway, a while ago I did some labouring...
    • 1shortcircuit
    • Thread
    • aus because boards builder builders
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  19. B

    Wiring large industrial DBs

    got quite a few large scale industrial DBs to connect up in the coming weeks. Have done a good few in my time and like to keep them as tidy as possible. i usually use the square cable tie bases to tie the cables to the inside of the DBs but thought I would ask you guys if you have any tips to...
    • brizospark
    • Thread
    • aus boards cables industrial large space thought wiring
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  20. ipd1961

    GEC System 4 Panel Boards Help required

    Hi All I have been tasked by my company to find out as much information on the Panel Boards we have fitted at present. It is a GEC System 4 and is older than gods dog. If anyone has any info of any sort concerning this item that should be in the National History Museum would be grateful. We have...
    • ipd1961
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    • boards canada help panel required system
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada

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