Today's board change

[uksparks]

Unfortunately I've got about 20 mk mcbs, new ones in stock... I'll hang on to them for a bit.

Im still not sure about what to do about a new board for my new house, ideally I need a 7+7 + 4 unprotected ways...

 

[Guest77]

Unfortunately I've got about 20 mk mcbs, new ones in stock... I'll hang on to them for a bit.

Im still not sure about what to do about a new board for my new house, ideally I need a 7+7 + 4 unprotected ways...

Make your own, buy a 24 module Crabtree starbreaker board and seperate busbars and RCDs and main switch, great boards.

 

[uksparks]

My 2000th Post

Im very happy with the Hager boards, I just feel they are better, they just look better inside and not flimsy either.

 

[uksparks]

Make your own, buy a 24 module Crabtree starbreaker board and seperate busbars and RCDs and main switch, great boards.

Ill take a look thanks.

 

[Guest77]

My 2000th Post

Im very happy with the Hager boards, I just feel they are better, they just look better inside and not flimsy either.

You will probably be let into the 3000 club now

 

[Silly Sausage]

You will probably be let into the 3000 club now

Especially if we boot out GMES, that'll free a space up.

 

[uksparks]

You will probably be let into the 3000 club now

Whats that? I'll get to 2999 and then it'll be called the 4000.

 

[uksparks]

Does anyone know if the Hager VC818CU has dual RCD and unprotected ways, looking at the data I think it has, bt don't know how many it has.

 

[telectrix]

see here:

Hager VC818CU Consumer Unit 18 Way High Integrity

 

[davesparks]

Unfortunately I've got about 20 mk mcbs, new ones in stock... I'll hang on to them for a bit.

Im still not sure about what to do about a new board for my new house, ideally I need a 7+7 + 4 unprotected ways...

for my own place i'd be using SPSN RCBO's throughout, I can PM you details of where I get them from if you want

 

[uksparks]

I was just looking at that, I'm pretty sure it will do what I need, Ddies said they only knew of a 5+6+3, but this is much bigger!

its going to be one of the first jobs when I move in, I want my CCTV on its own rcbo, alarm on one, compressor on one, smokes on one, then I've got about 12 other circuits.

 

[uksparks]

for my own place i'd be using SPSN RCBO's throughout, I can PM you details of where I get them from if you want

How does a spsn rcbo work over the norm?

 

[telectrix]

a single pole breaks just the L. a spsn breaks L and N afaik.

 

[uksparks]

That's what I've just read but can't exactly understand the benefit?

 

[telectrix]

because if the N is not disconnected, a N-E fault is not cleared.

 

[uksparks]

Are you saying it will only disconnect if there's a L - E fault not N-E fault?

 

[telectrix]

no... any RCBO will disconnect on a L-E or a N-E fault, due to the current imbalance. what i am saying is that a SPSN breaks the N as well as the N.whereas a SP RCBO only breaks the L.

 

[Silly Sausage]

UKS, there's a very recent thread on this very subject, check it out...please!

 

[uksparks]

Ill be honest I've never really thought about it, I'm guessing a normal rcd or rcbo just disconnects the line then, so really one that disconnects both has to be a better option.

 

[uksparks]

UKS, there's a very recent thread on this very subject, check it out...please!

I wasn't aware there was one, I'll have a look for it, thanks.