Show us your consumer unit.

LewisM · Oct 13, 2019

Rewired house and changed the cu afterwards.

EricMark · Oct 13, 2019

When I did last house around 1990 getting RCD's in side the consumer unit or fuse box not sure when the type tested type came out, was hard, and the RCBO was only around as a two unit width two pole device.

So two RCD's and two fuses boxes with MCB's replacing the fuses. Today there is no excuse for using RCD's the RCBO's have dropped in price and having just lost a freezer full of food when a RCD tripped simply not economical to fit RCD's feeding many MCB's any more.

But at what point does one upgrade? When you have a serviceable distribution unit at what point does one say this needs changing? And what do you do with the stuff removed which is OK, and as it was when new?

mattg4321 · Oct 13, 2019

My house - new build by me last year. At least if you're going to make us put stickers on everything then they should be sticky enough not to peel off! Very irritating.

happysteve · Oct 13, 2019

I've added an SWA feed to the sheds and a cooker circuit, and disconnected the old immersion heater and porch light feeds, but otherwise how it was when we moved in 9 years ago. It's awful inside. The way the "balcony" busbars are set up, there are half module gaps... I thought the installer had messed it up, but no, that's how Wylex designed it!

I'll change it... one day...

telectrix · Oct 13, 2019

EricMark said:
When I did last house around 1990 getting RCD's in side the consumer unit or fuse box not sure when the type tested type came out, was hard, and the RCBO was only around as a two unit width two pole device.

So two RCD's and two fuses boxes with MCB's replacing the fuses. Today there is no excuse for using RCD's the RCBO's have dropped in price and having just lost a freezer full of food when a RCD tripped simply not economical to fit RCD's feeding many MCB's any more.

But at what point does one upgrade? When you have a serviceable distribution unit at what point does one say this needs changing? And what do you do with the stuff removed which is OK, and as it was when new?

my solution (at home, i hasten to add), was to supply all garage circuits ( with 4 freezers on, and my bench and 'er indoors sauna) from a 40A MCB, no RCD. the 2 outside socket outlets are RCD sockets, just in case she cuts the mower cable again.

westward10 · Oct 13, 2019

Let's see yours Tel.

Dustydazzler · Oct 13, 2019

LewisM said:
Rewired house and changed the cu afterwards.

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Are you Thomas magi in disguise?

I see lots of his favourite flexi copex coming from the top of the new board

telectrix · Oct 13, 2019

westward10 said:
Let's see yours Tel.

can't do open box just yet. will do within a day or so. closed box be on here later.
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and i challenge anyone to get that CU in horizontally. as it was, it was tight .

LewisM · Oct 13, 2019

Dustydazzler said:
Are you Thomas magi in disguise?
I see lots of his favourite flexi copex coming from the top of the new board

Couldn't be bothered to clip or use trunking as it's a bit awkward where the cables come out so just used a bit of kopex instead, looks a bit like one of the robots from The Matrix