Consumer Unit

[milliamp]

Is this what is meant by an "insulated " consumer unit? [net] View media item 7451 View media item 7450[/net]

 

[EdwardCurrent]

Nice.

Isn't it 'double insulated' ??

Ed

 

[Click-Sure]

He he,

I know how thats happened.

 

[bongos]

He he,

I know how thats happened.

Please explain! Why would anyone do that to a fusebox

 

[Click-Sure]

Without knowing, its blown cavity wall insulation, and its got in through the hole into the cavity that the cables pass through, I've seen them half full of !polystyrene! beads before too.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Which means that the cables are run in the cavity. Tut tut!

 

[Lectrician]

Which means that the cables are run in the cavity. Tut tut!

Or through a hole in the cavity directly through to the floor void

 

[BS3036]

Yeah, it's a bit difficult to get from the outside of a house to the inside without going through a cavity. Though I tend to put a PVC conduit through first.

 

[milliamp]

Spot on Click-sure. The unit is mounted on an integral garage cavity wall and the insulation was blown into the cavity at some stage years ago.
The property is @ 40yrs old and it was common practice to run cables in the cavity, I used to do it myself!

 

[RF Lighting]

You didn't really think you could out do me on pictures did you?

I've got a meter box too