So, Do Electricians Have Top Of The Range Consumer Units And RCBO's

[OnlQQker]

In their own homes I'm on about...

I imagine they test the installation a lot as well?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Heck no ,

still have the plastic proteus split load board that came with our current house

haven’t touched it since we moved in 5 years ago , other than to reset the rcd a few times when for some reason the new over trips it on occasion

 

[kropaske]

I imagine they test the installation a lot as well?

and 99% of them test rcd quarterly and smokes monthly ?

 

[littlespark]

No. Not likely.

wylex split board from new. 2007. Only the sockets are on rcd.

 

[static zap]

I do remember watching a JW video with curiosity ... as to what he had !
( and how current video was )
...I need a tidy house before I move on...

 

[Julie.]

Yes, hager, though some would argue something else is more top of the range.

I was in the house for about 18 years before I really needed to look at something, I then found a nightmare of issues most of which I would have coded C2 (plus some C1s).

So it got a whole revamp and upgrade!!

 

[Wilko]

Recent Wylex small RCBO and SPD upgrade here (I like the switched N). I put in an additional kitchen RFC at the time and did a full test for the EIC. The joys of CV19.

 

[telectrix]

house was rewired c. 1990 (before my time here) all the VIR cables replaced and new accessories. being Polish, they had no concept of RFCs so 2 socket radials went into the same 30A fuse. in the old DB from 1956. during the process of adding more sockets, downlights, etc., i have put the radials on separate 20A MCBs, inside a plastic BG dual RCD board mounted sideeways the save demolishing a supporting wall ( was before 2018 ), with the garage sub fed from a non-RCD MCB as we have 3 freezers in there.

 

[Strima]

I went from this:



To this:



That reminds me I still need to reroute the gas bond.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Why did you bring the earth cable out the trunking via a stuffing gland ...?

couodnt you have simply taken into the board with the other cables ...?

 

[westward10]

Old split load Crabtree starbreaker. I replaced the rcd with a switch due to nuisance tripping.

 

[ipf]

My only RCD is a socket in the garage.

 

[freddo]

Yep, Hager Design 50 flush mount with compact RCBOs, SPD, doorbell transformer and contactor. One day I might even finish the installation so the cover can go on, but it doesn't look likely.

 

[westward10]

What is the contactor for?

 

[littlespark]

Now, that is a sparkies house!

no cover on the board, and cables just hanging.

no kids, @freddo ?

 

[freddo]

no kids, @freddo ?

Lol no, there wouldn't be any room for them here with all the electrical and technical clutter that is all over the place.

 

[freddo]

What is the contactor for?

It latches on when the smoke detectors operate to switch on lights throughout the ground floor of the house. There is one upstairs for the first floor lights. There is a reset button just to the right of the DB.

 

[westward10]

It latches on when the smoke detectors operate to switch on lights throughout the ground floor of the house. There is one upstairs for the first floor lights. There is a reset button just to the right of the DB.

Nice idea.

 

[Strima]

Why did you bring the earth cable out the trunking via a stuffing gland ...?

couodnt you have simply taken into the board with the other cables ...?

Water bond from the far end of the house, I just like having a MET outside the DB, adds a little colour to an otherwise drab part of the house.

 

[telectrix]

Yep, Hager Design 50 flush mount with compact RCBOs, SPD, doorbell transformer and contactor. One day I might even finish the installation so the cover can go on, but it doesn't look likely.
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that is a work of art.... pi$$casso?