The bus bar and neutral link bar are unlikely to give the installer the choice.
I recall this has been covered on here before
I recall this has been covered on here before
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The entire installation is reverse polarity, one of the most dangerous faults you could have, and needs to be sorted by a competent electrician without delay.
can you explain rather than just making the statement how you have come to that conclusion after reading all the comments that have proceeded yours??
the live from the metre goes to the live side of the main switch that connects to the live busbar through all of the mcbs. connecting to all of the live wires to, what part is reverse polarity!!!
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i'm completely sure, as explained previously I looked with my eyes and the bus is off the positive, but if it helps put this to bed and direct the attention to the enquiry first raised ill photograph later and upload
No.
However, I've never seen that before and it is totally pointless.
Is it the manufacturer's or manufactured?
Either the main switch could be marked (and made) the other way round or fitted on the left.
Just out of curiosity, where does the supply tail to the RCD attach to this busbar?
However, I've never seen that before and it is totally pointless.
Is it the manufacturer's or manufactured?
Either the main switch could be marked (and made) the other way round or fitted on the left.
Just out of curiosity, where does the supply tail to the RCD attach to this busbar?
As I think you're probably implying, it's not just a question of marking. The switch would probably also have to be 'made' differently - since many (most? all?) main switches have 'make neutral first, break neutral last' functionality. One therefore cannot (should not) just 're-label'!
Kind Regards, John
Yes, quite but no real need as it should be on the left of the CU.
However, I think that the installer of this one has gone to some trouble as, perhaps, the tails would not reach the left.
However, I think that the installer of this one has gone to some trouble as, perhaps, the tails would not reach the left.
As silly as it is some cu brands are designed like this.
It's not the installers choice or fault.
It's not the installers choice or fault.
thank, yes that is exactly the point, it is manufactured like this and is there anything wrong with it, all some are saying is it different (and over complicated) from what some have seen before,
Although that busbar does look like it was made that way to me, and not modified to fit - looks very neat.
No, if that's how it was manufactured, there's nothing wrong with it - it's just a weird and seemingly unnecessarily over-complicated (hence more expensive) way of doing things - which some, maybe many, of us (certainly including me) have never seen before.
I would guess that the same manufacturer does (or did) produce CUs with the switch on the other side, and didn't want to go to the expense and trouble of having to produce a different switch for use on the right!
Kind Regards, John
i'm completely sure, as explained previously I looked with my eyes and the bus is off the positive, but if it helps put this to bed and direct the attention to the enquiry first raised ill photograph later and upload
Are you happy you know what you are doing from your initial enquiry?
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