Tonight's challenge - help me get my electricity back on!

[simondyntDBeK]

Hi folks,

Couldn't get a GE one from B&Q but did get Wylex - is that ok?

Simon

 

[streetlighter]

You can get GE mcbs from toolstation online you need a 32 A TYPE B BSEN 60898 MCB. Be very careful working in the CU even when the main switch is off the tails going into the top of it are still live. Unless the DNO have provided you with an isolator switch after the meter.

 

[davy_owen_88]

It's best to stick to one manufacturer, but if it is of the same rating, the busbar fits tightly in the bottom terminal and the MCB fits onto the DIN rail then there is no reason why you can't use it.

 

[simondyntDBeK]

You can get GE mcbs from toolstation online you need a 32 A TYPE B BSEN 60898 MCB. Be very careful working in the CU even when the main switch is off the tails going into the top of it are still live. Unless the DNO have provided you with an isolator switch after the meter.

So the red wires going into the top of the MCB are live??? Even when the RCD is off?

Simon

 

[davy_owen_88]

No, the main tails coming from the meter and the top terminals of the main switch are still live even after the main switch has been opened.

 

[simondyntDBeK]

It didn't fit brilliantly but it's not loose (I guess it will do until I get an exact replacement).

. . . and the best news is it's working!!!!!!

I'm really chuffed with the help I've gotten on here - I rang half-a-dozen electricians from the yellow pages yesterday and not one of them would come out.

I've saved myself a fortune, learnt loads and stayed alive too!!!

Thanks again all.

Simon

 

[Spark123]

If you have a local Rexel Senate, their own brand are GE.

 

[ricicle]

That MCB looks a bit shorter at the bottom than the others.Just double check (with the main switch off!) that enough of the copper busbar prong is in the bottom terminal of the breaker

Other than that well done

 

[securespark]

Same with Denmans, their Steeple boards are GE too.

 

[kevinspark]

I havent seen much GE stuff in a long while now. I seem to recall ordering one from City Electrical Factors a few years back though