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Thank you for that reply it is what I am trying to achieve, I was not sure if from the tails into the fused switch the swa coming out to the new c/u being mechanicaly protected would get over the rcd problem? As you said I would still have to run within of floor/ceiling space 50mm

that would be simple but the old board will not be accesable 24hrs as the door is locked, don't let me go into it so thats why the people using the extension have to have access to the c/u controlling there circuits. Main issue is the trying not to get the rcd to trip by the mains before the...

would like to replace the original c/u but customer doesn't want the expense tried explaining so was trying to cover myself by having the sub-main only 3 circuits up to 17th and for the test certificate I can satisfy the criteria by the main supply being a new small enclosure incoporating a rcd...

Hi doing an extension and I am trying to find the best way to wire this. The old consumer unit is not up to 17th and I am not sure has seperate earthing to gas and water so to try and get around this I was thinking of taking a newset of tails into a 60a incomer rcd proteted and then run a 16mm...