As an "outsider" I wish to ask the question of what exactly is meant by the acronym CSU, often used on this site.
I seem to discern that it means "Consumer Service Unit".
Does this have any sanction as to the meaning of CSU in the UK, because I cannot find it when searching on "CSU meaning UK"?
For example, the site "www.screwfix.com" seems to refer to such items as "DOMESTIC CONSUMER UNITS"
(The North American term for such items is usually "Panel" or "Breaker Panel".)
The Wikipedia article "Distribution board" mentions that : -
In the United Kingdom, BS 7671 defines a Consumer unit as "A particular type of distribution board comprising a type tested coordinated assembly for the control and distribution of electrical energy, principally in domestic premises..."
I realise that "common usage" can overtake "official usage" but common usage can become jargon.
What is wrong with simply referring to the BS 7671 defined "Consumer Unit' as CU without introducing the term (or initial for) "Service" into the description?
I seem to discern that it means "Consumer Service Unit".
Does this have any sanction as to the meaning of CSU in the UK, because I cannot find it when searching on "CSU meaning UK"?
For example, the site "www.screwfix.com" seems to refer to such items as "DOMESTIC CONSUMER UNITS"
(The North American term for such items is usually "Panel" or "Breaker Panel".)
The Wikipedia article "Distribution board" mentions that : -
In the United Kingdom, BS 7671 defines a Consumer unit as "A particular type of distribution board comprising a type tested coordinated assembly for the control and distribution of electrical energy, principally in domestic premises..."
I realise that "common usage" can overtake "official usage" but common usage can become jargon.
What is wrong with simply referring to the BS 7671 defined "Consumer Unit' as CU without introducing the term (or initial for) "Service" into the description?