A few photo's.

[vera121]

Found under the floor boards.



Occupant had spurred two sockets from a 6mm t&e 32a mcb



The tiler 'installed' the shower.

 

[sparkwright]

Good pics.

Any more of the shower wiring?

 

[crystal ball]

At least the CPC will not work loose, must have gone to a lot of trouble to trap it under the lid

I found a similar box under a floor, the makers address was in the next street, can't beat locally sourced produce

 

[JohnW2]

At least the CPC will not work loose, must have gone to a lot of trouble to trap it under the lid

I think they must have cut (or broken!) a bit of an 'entry hole' for it in the back part of the box, so it may not be trapped - otherwise I find it hard to believe that a cable that size could have been squashed enough for the front and back bits of the enclosure to get that close together!

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Seems odd, having hacked out a great gaping hole 5x (or more) bigger than needed, not to use that for the cpc as well.

 

[JohnW2]

Seems odd, having hacked out a great gaping hole 5x (or more) bigger than needed, not to use that for the cpc as well.

Indeed, very odd!

Kind Regards, John

 

[mfarrow]

It's also odd that he decided to rip out the MCB from the "shower CU" and replace it with a nasty old blanking plate. Why not just buy an RCD and a box instead??!!

I'm assuming there's overcurrent protection further upstream...

 

[JohnW2]

I'm assuming there's overcurrent protection further upstream...

Never assume! (particularly not when looking at workmanship of this standard!). I suppsoe we should give a little credit to the 'tiler' for having installed an RCD at all!

Kind Regards, John

 

[vera121]

Sorry I should have said 'replaced' the shower, it was an existing RCD and there is a 32A mcb protecting the circuit.

 

[Iggifer]

shower fitters!

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[Spark123]

Just wondering what's going on with a main switch half way along a newish eaton consumer unit?
It isn't as if those MCBs are rare!

 

[Iggifer]

I dont remember the exact configuration of the board, a bodge is certainly the word for the whole thing.

That's the only photo I have unfortunately

 

[RF Lighting]

What a great way to write off a consumer unit

 

[Lectrician]

Just wondering what's going on with a main switch half way along a newish eaton consumer unit?
It isn't as if those MCBs are rare!

MEM CU's have the incomer central, and a bank of RCD protected ways to the left and right. Not a fan personally. Prefer the traditional layout.