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There were some produced 23 years ago.In 22 years of being an electrician I have never come across a fuse board that I could not tighten the fixing screws in.......
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There were some produced 23 years ago.In 22 years of being an electrician I have never come across a fuse board that I could not tighten the fixing screws in.......
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It does not require a 400v notice as the nominal voltage does not exceed 230v.
Anyone working on it should undertake safe isolation procedures.I think a warning sticker is advisable because there is a potential of 400V between phases inside the enclosure.
I think so did/do Hager.Assuming it’s correctly labelled I see no reason why not. 1, 2 or 3 phases are all under 1000v, and the main switch itself is rated at 400v. Proteus used to make a 3 phase busbar for their single phase fuse boards so they could be used for that purpose, I assume it’s still available.
There is not such a thing as a domestic installer there are electricians who do domestic electrical installation work and self-certify by joining a C.P.S. The NICEIC call their's D.I. and A.C. we are falling into the trap of calling a vacuum cleaner a Hover.What exactly is a domestic installer, it sound like an inexperienced electrician? Is it like having P plates on your car after passing a driving test
exactly, the screws are behind the bars at the top of the board
top two are not meant to be tightened
It does not require a 400v notice as the nominal voltage does not exceed 230v.
In that case Ant, why do scam schools run DI courses?There is not such a thing as a domestic installer there are electricians who do domestic electrical installation work and self-certify by joining a C.P.S. The NICEIC call their's D.I. and A.C. we are falling into the trap of calling a vacuum cleaner a Hover.
Supporting contractors in the building services sector | NICEIC - http://www.niceic.com/domestic-installer?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlv_XBRDrARIsAH-iRJQ0k3feaK-awMZkydmvS1268O-kIa8PQWw6i1s0hq54UqTpz7YseQAaAmzyEALw_wcBThere is not such a thing as a domestic installer there are electricians who do domestic electrical installation work and self-certify by joining a C.P.S. The NICEIC call their's D.I. and A.C. we are falling into the trap of calling a vacuum cleaner a Hover.
Because this name has been adopted, these courses in my view are geared towards the compliance of Part P & C.P.S schemes these short courses are really designed for people doing small electrical alterations such as kitchens, bathrooms extensions. Anyone doing more involved electrical installation works needs to undertake more in-depth C & G together with practical experience.In that case Ant, why do scam schools run DI courses?
If what you say is correct Ant, then the scams and the scamschools should stop advertising these courses as Domestic Installer Courses, and the NICEIC are the worst offenders in my book, so to say there is no such thing as a DI is wrong.Because this name has been adopted, these courses in my view are geared towards the compliance of Part P & C.P.S schemes these short courses are really designed for people doing small electrical alterations such as kitchens, bathrooms extensions. Anyone doing more involved electrical installation works needs to undertake more in-depth C & G together with practical experience.
So this board can be used for a 3 phase 400V supply then?
The consumer unit is modular, it is not designed for one switch. You can add another switch, it is designed so that you can add another switch.
What do you mean, a TP isolator in place of the 2 DP ones or a single TP as a direct replacement for the 2 DP switches? if it's the latter idea then that would make the installation more dangerous than it is already imo.In my opinion, this board is absolutely fine as it is, as long as the PSC is confirmed as being less than the rating of the components. Anyone who has done any domestic installation outside of this small group of islands would be more than familiar with consumer units laid out like this.
The only change I would have made when fitting it, would have been to use a TP main switch instead of the two DP ones, but there's no requirement for this.
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