Split MCBs on consumer unit

[Mazak]

Also MK are dog shyte mains boards, get a hager for the same price and thank me later.

Wheres the SPD?

Yeah , another advice on topic ))

 

[Mazak]

As above, RCBO for the lighting as a minimum.

There is no RCBO , why would I put RCBO like I have MCB 6 A for light.

 

[Mazak]

does it not come complete with metal backing or is the wood the back box like the old wylex consumer units .

I took it out for a reason. It's on my floor

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Yeah , another advice on topic ))

There is no RCBO , why would I put RCBO like I have MCB 6 A for light.

If you dont like when i go slightly off topic dobt read it, i was asking where the SPD is, its relevent to the work your doing.

The RCBO is common sense if the house only has 1 lighting circuit to cause minimal disruption to the customer in the event of a fault.

I dont think you should even be fitting a mains board if you have to ask such a basic question such as how to lay out the circuits.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Also you havent answered the question on weather the main OCPD is 63A or below?

 

[Charlie_]

I think I know why the OP has taken the guts out of the board; perhaps he doesn’t want us all to see the cu installation ..
Please take a photo of the consumer unit

 

[Charlie_]

I forgot to add that there is only one circuit for lightning.

So you have put in an spd then

 

[DPG]

Are you DIY? No shame if you are, but an electrician wouldn't need to ask which circuits to put on which side of a CU.

 

[buzzlightyear]

So you have in an spud in then /QUOTE ]

yes a king eddy atgas marked 9 in the microwave .

 

[Charlie_]

yes a king eddy atgas marked 9 in the microwave .

Oops and now it’s just tripped the rcd, taking everything out apart from the shower, watch you don’t fall over them on that lovely wooden floor

 

[michaelw6]

Always put the most power draw next to the main switch. split them like said above! dont install them like you have in the picture though!
you need some spare spaces on both sides of the board.

 

[MJPD29]

Realistically if you don't know what your doing why are you messing with this

 

[brianmoooore]

If there's only one lighting circuit, what's the second 6A MCB?
The split is how I would do it, with the ring on the same side as the shower being the house ring, rather than the kitchen ring. This is to even out the load between the two sides, and is less likely to plunge the house into total darkness if the RCD on the lighting side trips, since there may be table lamps/ TVs on the house ring.
This won't comply with the current regs unless the fuse/cut out supplying this board is rated at no more than 63A. The LH RCD would have to be rated at 80A with a 40A and 32A MCB fed from it.

While on the subject, whose bright idea was it to choose 32A and 63A
as 'standard' ratings. 32A and 64A and you could feed two 32A MCs from a 64A RCD, or similarly two 30A MCBs from a 63A RCD.