Stupid positioning of consumer units...

[Gavin John Hyde]

Called by a customer yesterday as the cover on the consumer unit has come off and they were panicking. Agreed to call in this morning.
Its a new build house, the consumer unit is located immediately adjacent to the side door. When it opens the door handle/ lock bangs into the cover.
Over time it has become dented and eventually the left screw has come loose and the cover popped off. BG boards are prone to having a tight or misaligned cover at the best of times.
Surely the original electricians must have thought about where they were putting it?
It seems these days more and more of them are put in daft places in the middle of a hall way wall or by a door sticking out rather than out of sight in a cupboard.
Whats the most stupid or strange place you have come across a consumer unit new or old?
Have come across one immediately above a bath tub and shower before, suffice to say it was an immediate C1.

 

[sparksfly]

Not a good pic but 1/3rd of the CSU in cellar sticks out, the wall behind is quite a bit further back

 

[Paul P]

I had one half inside and half outside a kitchen cupboard, as in sticks through the worktop.

Had to remove the worktop to reset the MCB’s

Coded it on an ECR but tenet refused to let us move it.

 

[jonnyb]

On a lot of new builds around my area, I notice the CU's are well over 3 metres away from the meter, which seems dodgy to me, plus tails are going right through the house somewhere with no real indication where!

 

[Octopus]

They ought bring out a new regulations consumer unit sighting, for instance between one and two meters above floor level.

That’s already in part M ..... but it doesn’t state how accessible it should be .....only the height

 

[Wilko]

Here's my mate gaining access View attachment 44107 View attachment 44108 View attachment 44109

You guys are really up for a challenge, no doubting it ! I would've insisted on a move, preferably to the Pub.

 

[Dillb]

Here's my mate gaining access View attachment 44107 View attachment 44108 View attachment 44109

Your just showing off that you have got a mate aren't you?

 

[Andy78]

You guys are really up for a challenge, no doubting it ! I would've insisted on a move, preferably to the Pub.

I think I'd have taken the same attitude. It was his job and I was assisting. Which mainly involved laughing at him and passing tools

 

[Andy78]

Your just showing off that you have got a mate aren't you?

And I don't even have to pay him much to say he is