RCBO's tips and suggestions

[Judd]

Has anyone got any tips and suggestions for terminating RCBO's neatly in consumer units?
I'm more than happy with how I present my dual RCD and MCB CU's but I find that the flying neutral and earth from RCBO'S don't hold their Shape like a solid core cable would and often sag and look unsightly.
Any pictures aswell would be a bonus

 

[Pete999]

Has anyone got any tips and suggestions for terminating RCBO's neatly in consumer units?
I'm more than happy with how I present my dual RCD and MCB CU's but I find that the flying neutral and earth from RCBO'S don't hold their Shape like a solid core cable would and often sag and look unsightly.
Any pictures aswell would be a bonus

You could try some sleeving as long as it's the correct colour.

 

[Andy78]

Doesn't look unsightly with the cover on.

You can either tuck them behind the din rail then loop up to the bar, or cut and crimp the leads so you can dress them with whatever length you want.

 

[DPG]

Are you sure you aren't going too far? At the end of the day the customer isn't going to be too happy paying an extra hours labour just so the neutral tails are all lined up

 

[Judd]

Maybe I am going to far, it's more for my own piece of mind rather than anything else,

 

[The Ghost]

Cut to size and bootlace them.

 

[telectrix]

don't use easy9 schneider DBs. there's virtually no space at the top, whereas there's 3" wasted below MCBs/RCBOs

Doesn't look unsightly with the cover on.

You can either tuck them behind the din rail then loop up to the bar, or cut and crimp the leads so you can dress them with whatever length you want.

try doing that with an easy9. the din rail is flat to the back of the box.

 

[Deleted member 105166]

Absolutely nothing wrong with being OCD-tidy with one's DB cabling

 

[Judd]

don't use easy9 schneider DBs. there's virtually no space at the top, whereas there's 3" wasted below MCBs/RCBOs

try doing that with an easy9. the din rail is flat to the back of the box.

Do schineder Dbs still have the neutral bars vertically along the left and right hand side? Been a while since I fitted one.

 

[Rpa07]

All RCBO board ..neat install - https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/all-rcbo-board-neat-install.132293/
There’s another thread that talked about this subject - I know there are others but the thread title may not have rcbo in it. I’ll keep looking
My side of neatness is cutting the neutrals and earths to near exact size and bootlace ferruling. Adds a little time to a board change but you walk away satisfied which you are not getting at the moment.

 

[Rpa07]

Here was a nice tip from a previous member ‘pennywise’ - may use this idea in the future as may help no end, you don’t know until you try.

Quote -“I use the cable tie sticky pads, then make a loop with a tie and just don't tighten it up, then it just guides the cables rather than making them into one solid mass that could heat up.”

 

[Andy78]

don't use easy9 schneider DBs. there's virtually no space at the top, whereas there's 3" wasted below MCBs/RCBOs

try doing that with an easy9. the din rail is flat to the back of the box.

I had a look at one of those in the wholesalers once a few years back. Never used one based on that initial looking at.

 

[static zap]

don't use easy9 schneider DBs.

Cool even tells you in the name
EASY --nine ....No in german !

 

[westward10]

This is a couple of before and after pics. The Memshield 3 neutral leads have all been cut, the leads have hair like strands and as you can see without ferruling they look pretty poor.

 

[Bobster]

This is a couple of before and after pics. The Memshield 3 neutral leads have all been cut, the leads have hair like strands and as you can see without ferruling they look pretty poor.

Better, but green ferrules are for 6mm. Not only do they look better when properly ferruled, but it's against the regs not to!

 

[westward10]

I am shamed Rob, there was me thinking no one would notice

 

[Bobster]

It's better than nothing at all. Working in control panels and designing them things like that stick out to me, as sad as it is.

 

[westward10]

Good spot Rob I have been had

 

[Strima]

Better, but green ferrules are for 6mm. Not only do they look better when properly ferruled, but it's against the regs not to!

Or 16mm if you like the German ones...

Either way those pictured are way too big and will not crimp correctly, even when you graunch them up with the screw...

 

[westward10]

They are fine.