drimaster HEAT wiring

[Adam_151]

Sorry, My bad, I saw a grey sheathed twin and earth and not tails...

...Perhaps time to book in for that eye test!

 

[Echo the husky]

I thought it was a grey sheathed T+E too! I stopped looking at it when I saw the shower sticker. I was at a property the other day where the brand new shower circuit was fed from an RCD with no overcurrent protection, madness!

Perhaps Sha should get a domestic installation codition report done before carrying out any electrical alterations. Replacing that whole lot with a new consumer unit would certainly tidy things up a bit and would make future alterations easier. What is that coming out of the bottom right of the top fuseboard with the clamp on it?

 

[Taylortwocities]

; may need to get an electrician in for that bit;

That may be your best plan, given one or two things with your existing setup

 

[sha256]

I don't think so. I see meter tails going in to the top of the RCD box. So I am supposing that is the feed.
The 45A I believe is the feed for the 3-way Wylex.
Maybe the OP can confirm. Certainly something for his electrician to look at, while he is there.

Attached a better image of the CUs. I don't think its connected to any of the CUs. I *think* I remember once turning off the black and white CUs and the shower circuit was still powered until I flicked the RCD.

 

[stillp]

Are those breakers in the black CU seated properly?

 

[Iggifer]

Are those breakers in the black CU seated properly?

Never mind the breakers, the white wylex board looks like it's about ready to fall off the wall.

That whole setup is a prime candidate to get ripped out and replaced with one nice board. Two earth bars (I won't call them METs, seeing as there's two of them...) is a particularly nice touch.

 

[Echo the husky]

Are those tails coming out of the meter cloth covered? A full test and inspect would really be a good idea!

 

[JohnW2]

Are those tails coming out of the meter cloth covered?

Hard to tell - but where do they go? Do they perhaps go via the white Wylex to the Henlys?

Kind Regards, John

 

[Echo the husky]

Don't they just go behind the meter board and to the blocks?

 

[JohnW2]

Don't they just go behind the meter board and to the blocks?

I wouldn't have thought so - they certainly disappear behind the board, but none of the ones going to the Henleys appear to emerge from behind the board - unless that's what those two are which appear to be coming out of the bottom of the white Wylex (which would be a seemingly unnecessarily tortuous route from meter to Henleys). I guess we can only speculate!

Kind Regards, John

 

[Echo the husky]

 

[JohnW2]

<an annotated picture>

Ah, right - you mean they are re-emerging from behind the board around the top LH part of the meter?

Kind Regards, John

 

[Echo the husky]

Yes I see 2 wires there! Don't ask me about the rest of the photo though, why anyone would mount a fuseboard like the 3 way one I don't know. The shower wiring is interesting/concerning as well. And I hope there is a solid link in the neutral fuse too.

 

[JohnW2]

Yes I see 2 wires there!

Indeed - I also see them now!!

Don't ask me about the rest of the photo though, why anyone would mount a fuseboard like the 3 way one I don't know.

I think that 'mount' may be putting it a bit over-strongly

The shower wiring is interesting/concerning as well. And I hope there is a solid link in the neutral fuse too.

Quite!

Kind Regards, John

 

[Echo the husky]

I *think* I remember once turning off the black and white CUs and the shower circuit was still powered until I flicked the RCD.

I missed this part. If that is correct then that is not a good thing. It would be a very good idea to have all of your wiring tested by an electrician, especially as there appear to be many defects identified from just 2 photos of the outside of your fuseboxes.