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    Hotpoint Aquarius Washer Dryer WD440 keeps tripping fuse board

    Morning All I have a Hotpoint Aquarius Washer Dryer WD440 and the program is set Im unable to reset it and every time i turn it on and close the door it Trips the fuse box Not sure what the problem is wish I could reset the program to drain it and also figure out why its doing this its a...
  2. P

    Upgrades to fuse board supply

    Alright folks. Just wantin to run something by you all. Have been in a property to wire a bathroom and do a fuse board upgrade. The existing fuse board is in a cupboard upstairs, connected to the cut out outside by a 16mm twin and earth and seperate 10mm cpc, approximately 12 metres of cable...
  3. S

    UK Changing and economy 8 fuse board

    I have a customer that wants to upgrade their fuse board (it currently has no rcd protection). It has an economy 8 supply that the customer no longer wants. My question is do I get the DNO to change it to a 24/7 meter or can I just put the tails from the 24/7 and economy 8 into a Henley block...
  4. S

    Three phase INDUSTRIAL fuse board recommendation

    Hello I have a small industrial unit with a messy distribution board. It has 100A breaker and around 10 circuits (lights, sockets, air compressor, three phase 16A fuse etc....) Can you recommend a quality new board from Schneider Havell or Hager?
  5. T

    Crumbling Wylex Fuse Board

    Hi all, hoping to get a couple of grounded (sorry) opinions. Removed a carrier from my old Wylex box. Under the carrier there’s a flash-guard and that’s screwed to a plastic ridge which divides the two contacts. God knows why or how but the plastic ridge sheared off so although you can wedge...
  6. C

    fuse board change to 18th edition

    Not been on the 18th edition yet but would like to know from anyone who has the below: In simple terms when carrying out a fuse board change over what would NEED to be done that i would not have done under 17th AMD 3 regulations with the new 18th edition regulations now being in force.
  7. J

    Fuse board upgrade price.

    Hi, What would you roughly charge for a fuse board upgrade on a 4 bed house? Thanks
  8. C

    Fuse board in kitchen EICR

    Hello guys I will not be carrying out EICRs for friends and family ever again as my judgement has become some what cloudy. Thoughts on the below breakers in a commercial kitchen covered in grease? i have suggested new fuse board ?
  9. O

    "decent" generic Fuse Board circuit labels

    I can be a bit OCD when it comes to labeling up changes and/or replacement fuseboards - and the labels supplied never seem to have what I need Can anyone suggest suppliers of labels? Thanks
    • Octopus
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    • board circuit decent fuse fuse board labels
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    VYTEC Fuse board never seen before

    Hello People Has anyone Came across a VYTEC board before and successfully installed a more easy to come by brand of MCB asides fro VYTEC? I have been told its a rebadged GEC apparently
  11. D

    Clear reasons why to change old wylex rewireable fuse board keeps poppin up sick of lookog like I'm

    See wylex boards do they need to be changed and need de clear advise the customers always re luctant an my advice and answers seems unconvincing. What reasons wwhy and de advice
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    Fuse board change with rear entry mounted on wood

    Hi all, I'm looking to change my board at home and wanted some advice on the most practical way for cable entry please. I was thinking to do rear cable entry, through the rear knockout but wanted to know if this is acceptable as it is mounted on wood. This would seem a lot more practical and...
  13. P

    Old Wylex 6 way fuse board cover want

    Hi All I'm looking for an old cover, cream if anyone has one kicking around. Have an old Wylex unit on a renovation project working on and know the board should probably be changed but over budget! Happy to send some beer tokens if anyone has one. 6 way. Cheers Pauly
  14. C

    Domestic Fuse board change politics

    Hello Guys I am a commercial electrician and before we change old consumer units we always carry out an EICR as the clients have money on the commercial side of things, domestics however not so much. on the domestic front i looked a shoddy HMO for a landlord today and they dont want to pay...
  15. T

    Cooker hood trips other circuits on fuse board: what's going on?

    Hi, I am a newbie to this site, not an electrician but looking or advice. Please excuse any incorrect electrical language: I'll do my best to describe our strange electrical problem. Sometimes when we are cooking, the fuses for downstairs & upstairs sockets (2 circuits) trip. It's when we use...
    • Tom Oxford
    • Thread
    • board circuits cooker fuse fuse board going other tripping trips what's
    • Replies: 68
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  16. S

    Old three fuse board

    Hello, Buying a house and found this under the stairs. I'm guessing it needs updating. Am I right in thinking there are three circuits here? What would be involved in getting a new consumer unit. Worth doing? Also if you cover Wigan let me know. Thanks for any help.
    • scribblesvurt
    • Thread
    • board consumer doing fuse fuse board old three
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Junction Box for Extending Old Wired Fuse Board

    I went to look at a job the other day for a customer to install a Hot Tub supply in the garden. Whilst there I found that an 'electrician' in the past had extended all the cables down from where an old wired fuse board used to be located to an RCD protected CU. It was basically a bodge where...
    • Vitesse
    • Thread
    • board box enclosure extending fuse fuse board junction junction box old where wired
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. Doomed

    Any clues on this brand of fuse board

    So im driving miles into the sticks to wire in a shower at a hotel, new circuit. I ask the maintenance man to email a picture of the DB so I can get the right RCBO. He has just sent this: He is no longer on site. Any clues about the brand anyone? I know that it is a 3 phase board with spare...
  19. L

    Rewireble fuse board

    Customer wanting a ECR they have a rewireble fuse board and a supply to garage and a stand alone mini rcd board in garage what advise would you give and what code if any
  20. Mr brown

    old type rewireable fuse board.

    Hi all after some advice I've bee asked to install a electric oven and hob the old fuse board could do with up grading well that's my view due to being old rewireable fuses the oven is 6kw now a sparky said to me just install it on it own circuit which I have no problem with so I'll talk you...

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