Do me the courtesy of not corrupting this thread by taking it off topic.
I'm not alone there; am I?I think you missed the point
What does the testing involve?
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/8.1.1.htmWhat does the testing involve?
Installing a CU is not a trivial job, and I can assure you that it involves knowing far more than you think it does.I am learning and will decide whether I can do it or not at the end of my learning curve.
You have just demonstrated (multiple times) why you should not attempt to undertake this piece of work yourself.
Technically yes you can do it yourself, if you buy the test equipment (££££) and notify your local Building Control department before you start so that they can conduct inspections (£££).
But you would be far better to consult 3 electricians and see what they say, and then pick the best one to do the job. It would be cheaper and you won't die or cause a house fire that way.
Am I allowed to add a second cosumer unit as a DIYer? (or replace the existing one?)
Or the appropriate realisation of how much there is to know.In this instance however, the OP doesn't appear to have the appropriate skills to undertake the task.
No need to worry about that - here's one which was done earlier:It is simply not practical to provide a list of instructions on how to replace a consumer unit. The instructions would likely run into hundreds of pages of text.
Good.I'm going to say this one final time.
It is just not realistic to replace a CU by simply following instruction to use that, to do this and then this and then this, etc. You have to actually know what to do, you have to actually understand everything that's involved.Only reply if you are able to stick to the thread topic; i.e. how to change a CU
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