Dual Tariff or dual RCD

[chris day]

Hello everyone

I currently need to change a dual tariff (economy 7 & on peak) consumer unit situated inside a flat.
One half of the existing split fuse board serves the storage heaters with the second separate half being the On peak supply.

Am i correct in thinking a standard dual RCD board is effectively a dual tariff DB.
Just making sure i am not being a numpty in my thoughts? which is quite often the case.,

 

[westward10]

No it isn't, a dual tariff board should have two isolators one for each supply. A dual rcd board has one supply and one isolator with two rcds for the additional protection.

 

[chris day]

There we go i thought i might have missed something

 

[westward10]

Easiest solution if space allows is two separate boards and using rcbos will be more space effective.

 

[Gareth Brookes]

High integrity board will do the job

 

[Gareth Brookes]

This is how we do it place the offpeak tail in the last rcd then link the main neutral

 

[westward10]

Jesus what a lash up to put it politely.

 

[ruston]

Jesus what a lash up to put it politely.

Not like you to be polite.

 

[Gareth Brookes]

That was the job of a sparky not me mate
Also do you not think it's right to do a dual tariff board in this way

 

[westward10]

That was the job of a sparky not me mate
Also do you not think it's right to do a dual tariff board in this way

This is how we do kind of implies you did it. The way that has been connected is nothing short of disgraceful.

 

[ruston]

That earth is a classic forbye anything else.

 

[Gareth Brookes]

The way the company do it as in high integrity board and place the off peak tail in the last rcd and link the neutral.

 

[buzzlightyear]

This is how we do it place the offpeak tail in the last rcd then link the main neutral

can you can see the difference ,Sainsbury's

 

[westward10]

That earth is a classic for bye anything else.

The yellow, black, red and blue look like they are swa cable which is floating behind the board. How long before the black lashed into the main switch starts giving smoke signals. If one of our lads did that we would sack them.

 

[Wilko]

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but the main isolator on the RH end no longer isolates the board? And I won't mention that G/Y has had a trim up ...

 

[buzzlightyear]

The yellow, black, red and blue look like they are swa cable which is floating behind the board. How long before the black lashed into the main switch

the yellow on the cpc from swa some of the conductors have been cut and the yellow on cpc should be marked with some green tape.

 

[Gareth Brookes]

These are flats with the meter room below and I'm not sure if it is swa.
So only 1 conductor in each terminal is that what your saying

 

[Gareth Brookes]

These are flats with the meter room below and I'm not sure if it is swa.
So only 1 conductor in each terminal is that what your saying

 

[westward10]

What I am saying is that is an appalling installation.

 

[ruston]

The yellow, black, red and blue look like they are swa cable which is floating behind the board. How long before the black lashed into the main switch starts giving smoke signals. If one of our lads did that we would sack them.

Must admit , it is well populated.