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Had to do a CU change in this lovely heat, so naturally it was a bit of a bugger...

Replacing a Wylex skeleton board with Type 2 breakers for a Wylex skeleton board, as client wanted it to remain hidden.

The previous board "enclosure" was made up of the nasty brown plastic front (always cracked, in my experience), a metal shelf, and the cupboard itself.

The new Wylex board fits OK, but is essentially just a standard board that hangs from the existing brackets, so leaves a gap above, which is covered by a sliding metal shield.

The cables entering the top of the cupboard all had their sheaths stripped for the original "enclosure", so if just taken straight into the new board, would leave single insulated live connectors in the gap between (albeit covered from prying fingers by the sliding shield).

Anyone have thoughts on whether the walls of the existing Mantel cupboard and new sliding shield would count as an "enclosure' for purposes of complying with regulations re single insulated cables? The shield cannot be removed without a tool (screwdriver), but is possibly not IP2X on the sides for very long fingers.

Heat sleeving was the best option that came to mind, but didn't have any on the van, so went with self amalgamating tape to reinstate the double insulation.

For future reference, any other ways people might have done it or thoughts on whether it's necessary? There wasn't room to put a separate box in the gap and extend all the wires, as I might have done in other circumstances.

Pics of the cupboard before, the new CU during wiring and the final shield. The shield was/is meant to go flat against the cover, but to do so requires removing the two screws that support the CU and since I have to go back and will be remove the cover I haven't bothered doing that)

The other cables not taped up are currently redundant wiring but left for possible access in future...

Cupboard: Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Cupboard - EletriciansForums.net

Board: Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Cupboard - EletriciansForums.net

Shield: Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Cupboard - EletriciansForums.net
 
All 3 pictures the same.

When I’ve done these the shield fits tightly so no need to tape the cables etc

Worst bit is getting that damn shelf out!

Doh! Still too hot apparently :blush: and too late to edit the post, so I'll try that again

Cupboard: Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Cupboard - EletriciansForums.net

Cover Off:Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Cover Off - EletriciansForums.net

Shield: Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables Shield in Place - EletriciansForums.net


And yes the shelf was a bugger - Spot welts were done well, but a multitool flat to the top of the shelf did the trick in the end.
 

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