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    meter tails and split load CU

    If you have a split load CU do you have seperate meter tails entering the CU and going to the main isolating switch and seperate meter tails entering the CU and going to the RCD switch. or is there one pair of tails going to the main switch and internal bridging tails going from main switch to...
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    non flammable backing board

    Helpful advise - many thanks
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    non flammable backing board

    ok having looked through other posts seems that no one actually gives a toss what the CU is attached to despite the REC saying "must be fireproof board" so will just continue making wooden cupboard and if there's a scene I can stick a bit of ellis board on after.
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    Electric Shower CCT

    Blimey thats a bit scary - I wonder why whoever put the shower in didn't put the DP switch in. All there is is the 63A main switch and the 40A M6 type 2 breaker in the shower mini CU enclosure. Mind you this is literally in a cupboard with the other CU right outside the bathroom door - perhaps...
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    Metalclad or insulated

    Yup .. same job. Electrician is coming round next week if he has time to look at the job. What options might he suggest instead of SWA - is there option of other cable type going through conduit and then into house, etc. I suppose in any eventuality the meter tails will split before...
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    Electric Shower CCT

    Our shower comes from a seperate RCD enclosure with 40A breaker - unit dedicated to shower only there is no DP switch between this and shower - is that ok?
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    non flammable backing board

    No suggestions ? Am making cupboard to be mounted on lime plastered stone wall wondering what to use for cupboard backboard which CU will be mounted on. Does it need to be something like Ellis board ?
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    Metalclad or insulated

    getting single phase / PME supply rerouted underground to surface box - 100A isolator - cable run into house - service connector - splitting meter tails - 2 CU's. Any reason not to get standard insulated CU ?
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    non flammable backing board

    What is typically used as a non flammable backing board on which to mount a CU ?
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    Meter outside and route confusion

    Och .. I think your right - trying to undo the mess of boxes and cr*p existing so if going to bother of changing it all anyway might as well get good tidy set up in place and as may put shower in the 2nd CU at some point will need more than basic protection potential. What suggestions for CU...
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    Meter outside and route confusion

    As we are removing our storage heaters and other Cu which are wylex metal enclosures with rewirables fuses - would i be ok to get the sparky to reuse these boxes and get the MCB's that can plug into wylex metal boxes replacing the rewirables or would it be better to fit a new CU totally so can...
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    Meter outside and route confusion

    Had a look at switch fuses and seem to come in either TP and N or SP and N whats the difference and am I looking at around £200 for one of these?? unless i go for Wylex 100 A switch fuse at £87. By all accounts from reading posts no one likes Wylex - what makes would be recommended. Seems like...
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    Meter outside and route confusion

    would the metal adaptable box be located next to the 1st CU - so the 25 mm SWA would run up outside wall and along loft space to arrive at metal box with connectors near to CU location or would metal adaptable box be located near outside meter box.
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    Meter outside and route confusion

    Hi Can you help me get my head round this to decide if it is worth doing it and what exactly to ask for in my quote? Had the man from the REC here because we have a 2 phase supply coming in loft to CU and storage heater set up in upper hall. This supply cable is bound in gaffa tape and he...
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    Adding and removing! panel heaters

    Ok -will use 13A, Thanks
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