Recent content by Coatesie74

Thank you Taylor for your guidance and support, which I still believe these forums are about.(y) I'm going to continue the rings as you suggested. Now I have a pic, when I said The ring circuit cables disappear into the cavity through a gobbed up hole in the brickwork that I intend to remove...

What I'm understanding, then, is that there is no right and wrong, as long as BS7671 is used for guidance. I have only ever worked in industries where there is only 1 or 2 correct ways to do things and the standards are restrictive to most other solutions. e.g. rail, aviation, O&G. I like the...

That's where I was going with this. I want the finished solution to be either accessible blanking plate or at least have a visual clue by way of a access door. the cables pop out of the wall to go to the CU at the moment and then chase down the corner to disappear into the (currently empty)...

The physical installation issues will sort themselves out depending on what solution is employed, I will be putting the joints in the recess left by the old,old fuse board and wiring and could pile the joint boxes in the hole and plasterboard and plaster over them. How would you mark the place...

Thanks, I like the look of those jointing boxes. However, that has only created more questions. (sorry) There are 2 mains rings and 2 lighting circuits, 6 Tw/E cables. The lighting circuits are straight-forward enough, but, would it be acceptable to have the feed and return from each ring main...

Thanks fella, Quite the opposite of Heath Robinson I'm trying to keep the task as simple as possible. What would be the maintenance free solution you refer to, I would love to bury the connections in the wall then plaster over the lot. I didn't think I'd be allowed?

Yes, the cabinet is on the outside wall but inside the conservatory, with nothing in it as the DNO meter etc. is in the garage and the house is a fed from the DB out there. (I know, never seen anything like it before). So all cables and kit are well after any external jurisdiction. It was more...

I need to move the house consumer unit into the electrics cubby (big white box in house wall) luckily (I thought) toward the feed cable, which requires me to extend the lights and mains circuits. I have a bunch of screw terminal through connectors to extend each Tw/E cable that's currently...