3 Lives going into a MCB???

[Greenie9657]

Morning All,

Well i finally got an electrican round 3 weeks ago nearly and i really think the governmnet need to re-define who they deem competant!!!! Ill take pictures when i get the chance but at least i got the isolator fitted which means if i cant get him back I'll sort it out myself.

Anyway i havent come here to moan, i was just wondering, Because of the S+@t state my consumer unit has been left in i thought i would have a look around at the old one and see how it all works, what ive found is 3 lives going into both the downstairs and upstairs MCBs. Now i understand there should be 2 in there for the ring but 3???? Is this common? The old unit hasnt been touched ive only managed to get the Isolator wired in (as i put it on the wall for him!!)

Regards

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes, quite common. You probbly have a ring final (2 wires) and a separate spur(another wire)

Quite legal if the spur only goes to one place!

PS. Rather that start a new topic it would have been better to add this to your old one. Or provide a link to the old topic. Quite honestly i dont remember the history of what you have dione/are trying to do..

Best regards

 

[Greenie9657]

Thanks Taylor.

I had a feeling it could be just a spur and someone has gone straight to the CU rather than spur a near by socket. I just didn't know if this was normal so I could sort it while the electrics are getting done.

I'll try and find how to link it all in to make sense, but I'm a bit of an IT biff really!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

3 Lives going into a MCB???

No.

3 coming out.

 

[Greenie9657]

3 Lives going into a MCB???

No.

3 coming out.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Pedant.

OK, so if there's three coming out of the MCB, does that mean there are three going IN to the neutral?

Doesn't it depend on what we are talking about.
AC energy flow? Maybe that goes in and out 50 times a second

or

the physical view of the conductor. If I am installing a conductor I put it INTO the termination!

(Runs and hides)

 

[winston1]

So why do you think your electrician is incompetent?

 

[bernardgreen]

If the wires are coming out then the screws are too loose.

 

[Greenie9657]

I'll sort some pics winston when I get chance. I think it's a crap job!

 

[Greenie9657]

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• Greenie9657
• 23 Jan 2015
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I had the rec2 wired in because I actually put it on te wall where I wanted it as a was away when he came. Wouldn't have took much to trim those tails back instead of it looking like a siluet of John Waynes legs!

 

[winston1]

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• Greenie9657
• 23 Jan 2015
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I had the rec2 wired in because I actually put it on te wall where I wanted it as a was away when he came. Wouldn't have took much to trim those tails back instead of it looking like a siluet of John Waynes legs!

It may look a bit untidy (in a place where no one except you will see it) but the important thing is whether it is safe and compliant.

 

[AndyPRK]

As the new CU isn't fitted yet, maybe he thought that they would need to be longer for the new CU. and no point trimming them for a sake of a couple of weeks

 

[Greenie9657]

If I could get hold of him I would find that out!lol.

 

[securespark]

Maybe that goes in and out 50 times a second

Matron!

 

[stillp]

i really think the governmnet need to re-define who they deem competant!!!!

Nothing to do with the government!
What would they know ab out competence?