RE: Consumer Units

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Sir, I will discuss with the electrician when he arrives (must book
him first!).

B.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr John Tankard [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 June 2001 15:46
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Consumer Units
>
>
> > Hi, whilst at HomeBase I looked at the Consumer Units. They
> > had a split load
> > (or something like that) 11 way box for around 100GBP and an
> > 11 way box for
> > 25GBP, can someone tell me what this means?
>
> A split unit has two live and two neutral rails inside instead of
> one, they
> also have two isolators one is a main isolator witch cuts all the
> power the
> other is contains a residual current sensor which cuts the power to
that
> section of the panel is the live and neutral currents are out of
> balance, in
> other words there is a earth fault.
>
> If you are wiring from a main split unit you don't need another for
your
> other consumer units because you will already have protection if you
have
> taken the supply from the proctecded side of the split unit
>
> You shold also check the current wiring regs to make sure what you
want to
> do is ok.
>
> >
> > I have an old house which has just had a new Digital Meter
> > with an isolator
> > switch fitted with view to having a modern Consumer Fitted by the
> > professionals. then I wanted to be able to take power from this
to a
> > consumer unit (or 2) at Node 0, I am not sure if this is a
> > DIY job or not, I
> > do not have a problem with wiring as long as I have a diagram
> > to follow (I
> > could not design the house wiring from scratch).
>
> It depends. You need to tell the fitter what you want to do, only the
elec
> board is allowed to make the connection between the meter and the
consumer
> unit, you have to supply the tails. Also there is a maximum distance,
I am
> not sure but i think it is in the region of a couple of feet. So
> if you are
> going from a MCB in a unit out to another consumer unit you could
> do it. You
> will need to work out what load you are going to use and make
> sure the cable
> between the units is up to it.
>
> If you are not sure get someone else to do it.
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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