My Consumer Unit

Hi,

Just thought id update you, I made a start on changing my board today.

All ok, no problems, Ill be honest, ive not finished testing it off as it took quite a while to get it all on the wall and work out what was what as it was all labelled incorrectly.

Ive still got 3 new circuits to connect, but this is it so far, ill finish it off tomorrow.

Before anyone says it, yes I know the perspex door does not comply with AMD3, I have spoken to Hager and they are shortly releasing a solid steel door that I can buy to fit it that will then comply, so as soon as its available ill swap it.

All in all when its finished, ill be using 22 of the 24 ways. I have not yet labelled it, ill do this tomorrow.

So its gone from this:


To this:




I have still got to tidy it all up, seal the hole at the back with intumescent block. There is a double pole isolator in front of this board if you were wondering as the neutral is not switched at the board. I also have a Hager Volt meter to go in the front of it next to the main switch, and a couple of contactors and buzzers etc so alert me should the power fail to a couple of the circuits.

It is split down as follows:

1: SPARE
2: SPARE
3: Garage Emergency Lights (Above CU)
4. Ensuite's, Master Bedroom, Rear Large Bedroom Lights
5. Security Alarm
6. Smoke, Heat & CO Detectors
7. Landing, Bathroom, Rear Small bedroom, Front Small Bedroom Lights
8. Immersion Heater
9. Garage Sockets
10. Solar Panel Inverter
11. Upstairs Sockets
12. HOB
13. SPARE
14. Computer Socket
15. CCTV
16. Front Pillar Lights
17. Garage Lights
18.Porch, Hall, Downstairs Toilet, Dining Room & Office Lights
19. Kitchen, Utility, Side & Rear Lights
20. Garage Roller Shutters
21. Kitchen & Utility Worktop Sockets
22. Office, Lounge, Hall, Dining Room & Conservatory Sockets
23. Kitchen & Utility Appliances & Boiler
24. Oven

I think you need to put circuit 3 and 17 together don't you!
why don't you put 5 & 6 together ?

Simlec said:

I think you need to put circuit 3 and 17 together don't you!
why don't you put 5 & 6 together ?

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I have another emergency light hooked off that already on the garage light, the other one was if it all goes off.

I would rather keep everything separated, so 5 & 6 are not going to me put together.

Stupidly I ordered the 4 pole incommer kit instead of the 4 pole which switches the neutral, but am refusing to pay another £65 for it now, there is no point.

Looks good Tom. One thing though, I would of put the rcbo's earth reference leads to the corresponding terminals.

uksparks said:

I have another emergency light hooked off that already on the garage light, the other one was if it all goes off.

I would rather keep everything separated, so 5 & 6 are not going to me put together.

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? What's the point of the EM light above DB if all goes off? You cant do anything if you have no power.

Simlec said:

? What's the point of the EM light above DB if all goes off? You cant do anything if you have no power.

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true, but it was more so that I can see the board if I really need to. I've got a few EM lights spare that I didn't pay for so I might as well use them.

Leesparkykent said:

Looks good Tom. One thing though, I would of put the rcbo's earth reference leads to the corresponding terminals.

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Well, I did contemplate that, I suppose I still could, I suppose it would make removal 10x easier... I just bunched them to keep them out the way to be honest.

im unlikely to ever remove them or do anything with them now so it won't hurt, but yes, it's a valid point.

Just to add to that, these are 6kA RCBOs so the earth leads are quite short and would all have to be extended.