Hi everyone,
I’m just starting to make sense of the electrical system in my new place. The flat is 1900 and it has been upgraded bits by bits over the years. While most of the cables seems to be okay (PVC insulated, with a mixture of old red/black wires and blue/blown wires), the fuse box is a huge mess.
Please see the photos (ignore the pilxated bits, those are my neigbhour’s).
From what I can make out of, the main power supply goes through the meter then into an AEI splitter (?) (what is the right word for this). From the AEI there are 3 pairs of cables going into 3 different fuse switches/consumer units. First one is a REVO fuse switch, there are two cables coming out of this, so probably one ring main, controlling the majority of the sockets. Second one is a Wylex consumer unit, probably a more recent addition. There are two 32A MCBs, one for the oven, and the other for the boiler. Third one is a 15A Memette (switchgear?, why do we need this one?). This one strangely goes into another MEM fuse switch located on an upperfloor. This MEM fuse switch splits to 2 5A radial circuit running on the loft, one supplies lighting for living room, bedrooms and the other for kitchen and bathroom.
Questions,
1. Is there any huge problem you can see with the current set up that needs immediate attention?
2. I want to replace all these 3,4 (REVO, Wylex, Memette and MEM) units with a single modern consumer unit. Anything to watch out for?
3. Ideally, I would not want to rewire what has been there (they look ok), but just adding a few more circuits. How many circuits do you consider as minimum in a property (3 bed flat, 90m2)? I’m thinking just splitting the ring main into 3 separate ones, one for living room/bedroom/hallway, one for kitchen ground sockets (so fridge, washing machine, dishwasher) and one for kitchen counter sockets (kettle, microwave etc). (there is a seperate circuit for oven already)
Many thanks!
I’m just starting to make sense of the electrical system in my new place. The flat is 1900 and it has been upgraded bits by bits over the years. While most of the cables seems to be okay (PVC insulated, with a mixture of old red/black wires and blue/blown wires), the fuse box is a huge mess.
Please see the photos (ignore the pilxated bits, those are my neigbhour’s).
From what I can make out of, the main power supply goes through the meter then into an AEI splitter (?) (what is the right word for this). From the AEI there are 3 pairs of cables going into 3 different fuse switches/consumer units. First one is a REVO fuse switch, there are two cables coming out of this, so probably one ring main, controlling the majority of the sockets. Second one is a Wylex consumer unit, probably a more recent addition. There are two 32A MCBs, one for the oven, and the other for the boiler. Third one is a 15A Memette (switchgear?, why do we need this one?). This one strangely goes into another MEM fuse switch located on an upperfloor. This MEM fuse switch splits to 2 5A radial circuit running on the loft, one supplies lighting for living room, bedrooms and the other for kitchen and bathroom.
Questions,
1. Is there any huge problem you can see with the current set up that needs immediate attention?
2. I want to replace all these 3,4 (REVO, Wylex, Memette and MEM) units with a single modern consumer unit. Anything to watch out for?
3. Ideally, I would not want to rewire what has been there (they look ok), but just adding a few more circuits. How many circuits do you consider as minimum in a property (3 bed flat, 90m2)? I’m thinking just splitting the ring main into 3 separate ones, one for living room/bedroom/hallway, one for kitchen ground sockets (so fridge, washing machine, dishwasher) and one for kitchen counter sockets (kettle, microwave etc). (there is a seperate circuit for oven already)
Many thanks!
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