RE: big Consumer units

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, don't think so (If I understand you correctly). The Filter clamps
around the incoming Neutral cable. A Live connection of at least 15A rating
is then run from the CU back to the filter (to power the circuitry I
guess). It's this Live connection that needs to be protected by the 15A min
MCB. What has me confused is the MIN 15A rating bit - if it's significantly
bigger than 15A, it wouldn't provide much protection I guess?

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 18 January 2005 12:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] big Consumer units
>
>
> Paul,
>
> Isn't the 15A breaker on the *outlet* of the filter ? i.e. between the
> filter and your existing consumer unit ? The instructions say a
minimum
> of 15A breaker, but since the filter is good for 250A your 100A
consumer
> unit should be fine.
>
> Rather than replace the whole CU, you could mount the filter in a
> second, smaller CU, e.g.
> http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=95875&ts=50558	(under
a
> tenner)
> Or this one which gives you isolation between the Company fuse and
your
> filter:
> http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=24223&ts=51112	(less
> than 20 quid)
>
> I think the filter is 76mm wide, which makes it equivalent to 3x MCB
> modules wide ? (not too sure though)
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim H.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gale  Sent: 18 January 2005 12:10
> >
> > The only reason I'm thinking about a new CU is that the X10
> > filter's instructions shows a fuse/MCB for the supply to it,
> > rated at 15A. These are the instructions from Laser's site:
> >
> > http://www.laser.com/files/tf678.pdf
> >
> > Do you think it would be OK just to power it from an existing
> > MCB supplying another circuit? This would significantly cut
> > the cost of replacing the whole lot! ... or would it need
> > it's own for some odd reason?
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