Consumer Units, RCDs, MCBOs

166 topics in this forum

1. Moving from temp site connection to newly built house - SWA Cores/Size

   By TonyE, February 6
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   • kandgmitchell
   • February 22

2. Condensation in electric meter box

   By Packman, January 25
   • 2 replies
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   • Packman
   • January 25

3. Meter tails, that aren't meter tails...

   By HughF, January 11
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   • HughF
   • January 15

4. Electric shower trips RCBO intermittently, Shower unit faulty or RCBO? 1 2

   By ks6788, January 3
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   • dpmiller
   • January 4

5. Location of Domestic Fuse Box

   By AndrewR, December 26, 2023
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   • SteamyTea
   • December 27, 2023

6. EV Charger Connection position?

   By Steve1309, December 18, 2023
   • 1 reply
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   • Mattg4321
   • December 18, 2023

7. SP MCBs

   By jpadie, December 15, 2023
   • 2 replies
   • 774 views
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   • jpadie
   • December 15, 2023

8. Fused isolator for 3 phase

   By Fernicarry, December 2, 2023
   • 6 replies
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   • FuerteStu
   • December 3, 2023

9. Do I need to run an earth cable to house?

   By gavztheouch, November 20, 2023
   • 3 replies
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   • gavztheouch
   • November 21, 2023

10. RCBO for Mitsubishi Ecodan (11.2kW)

    By MortarThePoint, September 18, 2023
    • 11 replies
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    • Onoff
    • October 27, 2023

11. Consumer unit placement and clearances

    By Del-inquent, September 21, 2023
    • 8 replies
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    • Del-inquent
    • September 26, 2023

12. Emergency Power Supply (EPS) Switchover - which loads to select? How to detect powerfail?

    By puntloos, September 13, 2023
    • 13 replies
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    • Onoff
    • September 21, 2023

13. EV Charger MCB sanity check please?

    By carlosdeanos, September 20, 2023
    • 1 reply
    • 941 views
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    • TonyT
    • September 20, 2023

14. New meter

    By kandgmitchell, August 7, 2023
    • 9 replies
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    • kandgmitchell
    • September 6, 2023

15. CU upgrade rented property

    By Alexphd1, August 17, 2023
    • 6 replies
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    • ProDave
    • August 18, 2023

16. Where to put the electricity meter 1 2 3

    By MortarThePoint, May 14, 2020   

    • electricity connection
    • meter box
    • 60 replies
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    • MortarThePoint
    • August 12, 2023

17. What armoured cable?

    By bassanclan, August 3, 2023
    • 10 replies
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    • Mattg4321
    • August 6, 2023

18. Electricity Disconnection for Demolition Mistake

    By MortarThePoint, July 28, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 993 views
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    • MortarThePoint
    • July 28, 2023

19. AFDD needed for HMO and recommended elsewhere

    By Temp, October 4, 2022
    • 1 reply
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    • Digmixfill
    • July 7, 2023

20. Voltage Operated Circuit Breaker

    By Onoff, June 24, 2023
    • 3 replies
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    • Onoff
    • June 26, 2023

21. Tidying up our supply wiring

    By jayc89, May 22, 2023
    • 22 replies
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    • TonyT
    • May 24, 2023

22. new wiring, all sockets tripping charging a phone !? 1 2 3 4

    By connick159, May 10, 2023
    • 77 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • May 16, 2023

23. Old type consumer unit MCB blanks

    By rarpal, May 11, 2023
    • 1 reply
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    • ProDave
    • May 11, 2023

24. New Consumer Unit required but what kind?

    By MikeGrahamT21, May 10, 2023
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • May 10, 2023

25. Quote from electrician to connect up temporary building supply - thoughts?

    By thefoxesmaltings, April 11, 2022
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    • Pocster
    • April 25, 2023