Hello everyone,
A new small DB will be installed inside a garage for few lights and sockets. The feed will come from inside the house. Does it need to be an IP65 unit or can be the usual metal clad?
Thank you
Did my first consumer unit change yesterday.
A few dodgy things with the old board as I’m sure most will see.
Owner wanted bringing up to date with individual circuit RCD protection and surge protection.
So fitted a Fusebox 10 way RCBO board. Complete with surge protection.
Also removed the...
Hi,
there’s no spare ways in the consumer unit so it requires Henley blocks and new tails to supply the 63a 30ma shower consumer unit. I take it I need to install 25mm tails into it? Or is it possible to downsize them to 10mm?
thanks
Hi ive been recently asked to wire a large property which has been specified to require 13 circuits
2 x 6amps
5 x 32amps
2 x 20amps
2 x 16amps
2 x 40 amps
Im just wanting some advice on consumer units, rcd and main fuse sizes
A 14 way consumer unit dual rcd would be ideal but im wondering how...
Job is to upgrade consumer unit with RCBO's unit, upgrade tails to 25mm tails, 16 mm main earth, 10mm to Gas, however cant get to water pipe / water stop existing bonding is 4 or 6mm all concealed behind tilled wall, system. any advice
I’ve got a job coming soon to replace an old Fusebox with an all rcbo unit.
The box at the moment is mounted behind an access door in the wall.
It may be the new CU is wider than the existing door, but that’s not really the problem.
The distance between the front of the new CU and the access...
Hi. Renovating bathroom. I need supplies to power
(1) fan
(2) electric towel rail
(3) underfloor heating and
(4) Mira digital shower/bath filler.
I have a spare path on the main consumer unit (was the electric shower) and was considering putting a second CU in the loft to drive these...
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