Hi everyone,
My brother's just bought his first flat, an ex-local authority place built in the 50s but rewired in the 80s (I'd reckon).
The current electrical system is based around a surface-mounted metal consumer unit, a Wylex WY606: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/WY606.JPG
All three(!) circuits (cooker, ring main, light) are run in buried metal conduit. There's no RCD and the MCBs are the plug-in variety that Wylex sell as an option for their basic consumer units: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/XWYB6.JPG
He needs more sockets, so we plan to add an extra ring main to supply the kitchen (easy), as well as fit an RCD (impossible with the current consumer unit).
So I'm looking for a suitable replacement with the knockouts in the same place as the original. Screwfix do a 9-way split-load model that looks ideal, and is the same size as the current one:http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/lrgimg_popup.jsp?productId=91180&imageNo=null&ts=16879
Do you think that will have the same knockouts? I've e-mailed Screwfix and Wylex, but no answers yet
Cheers,
Nick
My brother's just bought his first flat, an ex-local authority place built in the 50s but rewired in the 80s (I'd reckon).
The current electrical system is based around a surface-mounted metal consumer unit, a Wylex WY606: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/WY606.JPG
All three(!) circuits (cooker, ring main, light) are run in buried metal conduit. There's no RCD and the MCBs are the plug-in variety that Wylex sell as an option for their basic consumer units: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/XWYB6.JPG
He needs more sockets, so we plan to add an extra ring main to supply the kitchen (easy), as well as fit an RCD (impossible with the current consumer unit).
So I'm looking for a suitable replacement with the knockouts in the same place as the original. Screwfix do a 9-way split-load model that looks ideal, and is the same size as the current one:http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/lrgimg_popup.jsp?productId=91180&imageNo=null&ts=16879
Do you think that will have the same knockouts? I've e-mailed Screwfix and Wylex, but no answers yet
Cheers,
Nick