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Hello everyone. I have a question regarding my Crabtree fusebox (seems very old).
Can anyone tell me what model it is and if I can get a fuse for a shower that will be installed. I've had a look at it but can't find a model number.
The wiring has been put in place (10mm). The shower will be 10kw.
So i think I will need a 45amp fuse.
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First glance those look like C50 breakers (as in, NOT a C type 50A). You can still find them around - obsolete electrical do them as do many others, but it would almost certainly be cheaper to change the board completely.
 
Could be C50, are you sure its Crabtree, as Dorman Smith series 15 are very similar.

If you go to the 2nd pic (cut and paste job!) it's a Crabtree circuit ID label for sure.
 
Also shower should be RCD'd, if its a new shower then any shower I've fitted in the last few years has stated a requirement for a 30mA RCD to protect the shower circuit. Compliance with manufacturer's instructions...
Spark or a DIYer?
 
I can buy a new 6way RCD board for less than probably the one C50 breaker.....it's a no brainer from where I'm sat!
 
Do as Rockingit suggests and replace the old CU for a modern RCD protected CU!!
Those old rebadged Yank black/brown bakelite MCB's are totally inappropriate for domestic installations even when they were new!! Out and out Crap with a capital C!!
 

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