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i noticed that. looks like a typo as it should be approx. 230/0.27 = 850A. that's PEFC. PSCC may be higher.Do you really only have 6 plug sockets?
(I like the prospective fault current btw)
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i noticed that. looks like a typo as it should be approx. 230/0.27 = 850A. that's PEFC. PSCC may be higher.Do you really only have 6 plug sockets?
(I like the prospective fault current btw)
I think the OP is either missing the point or not understanding the difference between MCB s and RCD .The lack of RCD protection is a FAR bigger concern than the rewireable fuses.
I agree that RCD is the most optimal solution but I thought that the plug-in MCB 's could provide a more maintainable and user friendly system in the short term.I think the OP is either missing the point or not understanding the difference between MCB s and RCD .
Plug in Mcbs are not going to make any difference to the codings for lack of RCD protection.
I see your point, and it's an interesting paradox, as 5 amp fuses for lighting tend to be more resilient than a B6 MCB if a bulb goes. However if a rewireable fuse does blow, then an MCB is obviously easy to reset.I agree that RCD is the most optimal solution but I thought that the plug-in MCB 's could provide a more maintainable and user friendly system in the short term.
User friendly or not, I thought the idea was to reduce the number of C2 or C3's on the EIRC?(improve safety) Adding plug in MCBs doesn't really deal with those. The codings are all regarding lack of RCD protection and the construction material or the consumer unit.I agree that RCD is the most optimal solution but I thought that the plug-in MCB 's could provide a more maintainable and user friendly system in the short term.
There was something in the report about end user ease and I thought the plug-in breakers may help with that i.e. not having to replace a fuse wire if there is a fault. I appreciate that this doesn't play the role of a RCD.User friendly or not, I thought the idea was to reduce the number of C2 or C3's on the EIRC?(improve safety) Adding plug in MCBs doesn't really deal with those.
Also, is this a ground floor flat with a garden? Any sockets which could be used outdoors is a C2. As is (if you got by the guidance innthe codebreakers book) not having RCD protection for cables buried in walls less then 50mm deep.
Honestly, technology and safety devices have improved a great deal since that unit was fitted. Cough up the £500 and bring it up to modern standards.There was something in the report about end user ease and I thought the plug-in breakers may help with that i.e. not having to replace a fuse wire if there is a fault. I appreciate that this doesn't play the role of a RCD.
This is not a ground floor flat.
This. It's only 6 circuits, a nice little "Fusebox" board, tidy job!As the landlord for a few rental properties... if it was my studio flat... I'd be replacing it with an all RCBO board... job done ! No worry, concerns, stress... no thoughts about what happens the next time there's an EICR, and I could sleep well at night...
No you don’t Need EICR. Just an EIR.Do I need a new EICR once this CU has been replaced or any other type of certificate?
?@Neptune. A 30A fuse will not blow, or even be overloaded, by a fault current 1000 times higher than the maximum fault current, of a particular type, that is allowed with current regulations.
PeteNo you don’t Need EICR. Just an EIR.
Depressingly, that is probably true.Despite agreeing with you that a complete new satisfactory EICR isn't stipulated in the legislation I'm finding that Letting Agents ask for it , they don't grasp this properly and it's easier to just do it I find, after all you already have all the test results.
In all honesty and reality, how could they?Letting Agents ask for it , they don't grasp this properly
Nothing wrong with that plan at all.Update: checked with the electrician and it's a dual RCD board that he has priced me for. there will also be capacity for any additional circuits in the future.
Based on your advice, I am inclined to go for this.
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