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Or depending on the length of the run, I suppose theres no harm in terminating one end of your new ring , and running the circuit as a 15 amp radial! (Although it should be 20 amp). Or possibly you could run a 15 amp ring, bearing in mind you won't be able to overload it due to the low rating...

Instead of messing about with ceramic fusesm buy some plug in Wylex MCB's they should sort you out and you can get em from tlc for about £6 each , just replace your ceramics with them all you have to do is fit the carriers which is one screw!!. Your board has an NIC sticker on it so it...

If the mcb's are obsolete, it seems a waste to spend money on a 2 way board for your extension. Supposing an mcb fails in the near future on your current cu - you would then have to change the cu anyway. Why not just get a new cu with plenty of spare ways , and a good branded one, and then...

Ok, no problems, do I have to take the 6mm cable over to the CPC, or can I run a smaller , say 2.5 or 1.5mm cable over to it?

I understand that in a bathroom, all electrical appliances, eg shower/lights/extractor etc have to be bonded to the pipework. But what in the case of a ceiling with 5 recessed bathroom downlighters (higher than 2.26 metres!!) , do they still have to be bonded, and if so, do they ALL have to...

I did'nt say that a partp qulified would be able to remove the fuse!! I just said that you would need a part p qualified to install the seperate shower consumer unit for him!! Yes agreed, the service fuse could be 40A, but then you can always request the DNO to upgrade it, I mean what use...

But surely, if its a flat (or even a small house) , that does'nt have other major circuits (eg cooker circuit), then surely, it could be possible to add it , i mean if the householder knew that the shower used most of the capacity of the circuit, then he/she could just make sure they shower...

Yes, but bear in mind that the earthing conductors of the light circuit, and the shower circuit, are already connected to the consumer earth via their appropriate feed cables, then technically, although my bathroom pipes and metalwork are connected via large 10mm cable back to the consumer...

I am assuming its a posi screw and not a flat head. You could possible carved a channel into the screw with a dremel tool or a stanley knife. This would enable you to get a small flat head scredriver into the channel and turn it. If it still wont move, you will have to get a very fine drill...

Very True, and thanks for the replies - Incidentally, I was only curious, I was not looking to move it or anything, I just wanted to make sure that it was within regulations. It is MCB and RCD protected with branded parts, so I feel safe in the shower, without the need to worry about isolating...

My electric shower has the pull switch about 2 metres away from the actual shower unit. The switch is inside the bathroom, but out of reach from when I have a shower. The shower unit is above the bath (I do not have a shower cubicle). Is this within the regs? , only if I was having some...

With ref to earlier Proteus posts, i managed to find them on www.proteusswitchgear.co.uk , and it lets me order them on their site, or it says go to cef to get one, apparently they are still in the 2006 Proteus catalogue :-) , will let you know whether they keep stocks of them...

It does look quite similar to the NB type. Measurements of the Proteus M6 breakers are Height: 75.5mm Width: 17.6mm Depth: 64.7mm Type 2 Max Terminal capacity in: 10sqmm Max Terminal capacity out: 10sqmm Can you let me know if your NB is close to this, then I will know whether to...

Hi there, I am looking to add a 40 amp MCB to my old Proteus board (for an uprated 8.5kw shower - cable already done in 10mm) , but can't get hold of a replacement MCB for it. The current types in the consumer are 6 amp M6 , and 32 amp M6. One person told me that Wylex NSB40 is an...

Are these definitely the ones compatible with Proteus M6's ??

Somebody said that the Old Wylex MCB's and the Proteus M6 MCB's were exactly the same fitting. Does anybody know exactly what type I need to specify on the Old Wylex Ones, ie is there a code number for them, as I'm finding it hard to get a 40Amp Proteus M6 MCB, for my new 8.5kW shower (cable...