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    Replacing a Consumer Unit

    I now understand more about RCDs,thanks. My "tail" is probably 16mm not the stupid 0.6mm I wrote. So will I need to upgrade this tail to put in a new CU? The concern is destroying the communal areas of the building (old victorian) to get the new 25mm2 up....but obviously no messing around...
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    Replacing a Consumer Unit

    The existing circuits are a 5A MCB doing the lights, and a ~36A MCB doing all the sockets plus the whole kitchen(!). The kitchen is actually a spur off a socket in the study. Crazy. I would like to run new circuits to the kitchen, say one of the oven, one for the sockets, and one for the...
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    Replacing a Consumer Unit

    Hi, I have a new looking CU in my recently purchased flat. It only has 4 MCB slots, and only 2 MCBs supplying the whole 2 floor flat. The other 2 spots are taken up by a bell transformer. I want to replace the CU, and add some circuits to make the kitchen legal. If an electrician...
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