Discuss E-line consumer unit din rail in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

Welcome to ElectriciansForums.net - The American Electrical Advice Forum
Head straight to the main forums to chat by click here:   American Electrical Advice Forum

Reaction score
47
Done an EICR this week on a small flat, no issues other than the CU, E-line dual RCD, plastic, roughly 10 years old. MCBs didn't seem to sit right with cover on, in fact there was a blank missing that I was going to replace and then realised why it was missing, because the gap was just a bit too small. Looking closely with the busbar cover removed, it appears there's no proper din rail at the back for the devices to fix too, other than at the far left for the main switch and the far right for one of the RCCBs. Basically, in between, there's only a top half of a din rail for devices to hook onto, but no bottom half for the spring clips to fasten to, so all MCBs and the other RCCB aren't properly secured at the bottom, other than by the busbars clipped to the base. The cover when it's back on obviously prevents them being able to move as freely but they're still not fully secured and it's difficult to get the cover back on as they aren't quite sitting vertically.

I'm not sure if there's part of the assembly missing, or if it's an unusual style of mounting devices that E-line uses and the MCBs (which are CPN) aren't compatible. The cover is a struggle to get back on properly but when it is it's not obvious the devices aren't properly secured. There's no sign of any thermal damage but would appreciate some thoughts on this. I'm personally reluctant to give it a C3 as I think there's potential over time for connections to loosen if the devices can me "jiggled about" even slightly.
 

Reply to E-line consumer unit din rail in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

Electrical Forum

Welcome to the Electrical Forum at ElectriciansForums.net. The friendliest electrical forum online. General electrical questions and answers can be found in the electrical forum.
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by Untold Media. Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock