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

[Strima]

It did give me chance to play with my new label printer...

 

[telectrix]

It did give me chance to play with my new label printer...

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posing git. what's wrong with a sharpie (and a few crossings out)?.

 

[James]

I have 4 fuses in my house consumer unit.
A 16mm swa to the garage and workshop with a 32way distribution board.
You can tell where my priorities lie.
It is all rcd protected but I have not got round to doing a house retire yet.

 

[DefyG]

posing git. what's wrong with a sharpie (and a few crossings out)?.

And the luxury of a MFT Test Socket

 

[Dustydazzler]

I must admit I did replace the old 3036 fuse box at my old house with a mcb board (with rcd main switch) that I took out of a job I was doing.
it was in reasonable condition probably only 15 years old.
just mastic round the edges where I didn’t use all of the existing knock outs.
wasn’t a bad job that cost the grand sum of £0

 

[telectrix]

that's not a luxury, it's a pose. any other socket or a couple of bare wires would do the same job.

 

[telectrix]

I must admit I did replace the old 3036 fuse box at my old house with a mcb board (with rcd main switch) that I took out of a job I was doing.
it was in reasonable condition probably only 15 years old.
just mastic round the edges where I didn’t use all of the existing knock outs.
wasn’t a bad job that cost the grand sum of £0

a man after my own thinking. if it can be used, use it..... a bit like a woman. (where's my pc tin hat?)

 

[Dartlec]

And the luxury of a MFT Test Socket

I put a garage unit in with RCD to one socket just to fill out the test sheets - saved me plenty on annual calibration, though the NICEIC seem to keep changing their mind about whether or how often it's required.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Full RCBO board and new MET and bonding installed June this year, five other CU's in various outbuildings all updated with RCD's.

 

[Dartlec]

Cheapest BG plastic dual RCD board available from Screwfix that I put in many years back the day before my annual inspection - Still I passed, and not touched it since.

Ever seen the state of builder's houses?

Might even replace the manky plastic sockets in the kitchen with the metal clad ones I bought about 10 years ago one of these days....

 

[Welchyboy1]

Cheapest BG plastic dual RCD board available from Screwfix that I put in many years back the day before my annual inspection - Still I passed, and not touched it since.

Ever seen the state of builder's houses?

Might even replace the manky plastic sockets in the kitchen with the metal clad ones I bought about 10 years ago one of these days....

Lol same here, changed my CU for my assessment last year when I was short on available jobs

axiom job from Toolstation ? does have SPD though ?

 

[hasel5]

Up until Covid still had a 4 way Wylex with rewireables and a 30 amp shower unit with a cartridge fuse on a 8.4 kw shower no RCD protection at all been like it from when moved in 5 years ago.

Had a couple of spare Cartridge fuse in cupboard for when it went so all good.

Then Covid hit and decided to replace it with a Crabtree High int unit and install a EVCP at same time. 4 hrs later all done ??

 

[JBW175]

I’ve got a BG split load board that was installed in 2017 before I moved in.

Some of the cables could do with a bit of a tidy up, but it’s safe and all tested out good.

The only work I’ve done on it is renewing the earthing and bonding as they weren’t secured too well.

Putting in a new board will be the last thing I do, once I’ve finished the rest of the house and there’s a fair bit to do.