Hi there all,
Just been having a good old scout around this and the IEE Forum for a check list on saftey when changing a consumer unit over. I'm thinking that i am going to puchase a split load Hager, MK Sentry or Crabtree as a consumer unit i have done a lot of reading on this forum today and people are saying to stay well clear of Wylex and Volex etc.
That aside i think that the task is possible, i'm not ready to do it yet but I'm very curious over working with the meter tails. I will lable the exsisting cables and the fuse rating before i touch anything anyway, but practically i want to know how to best work safely when taking the meter tails from the old consumer unit as clearly electricity is a respector of no persons. I take it once you have taken them out they are live tails which could kill. safety tips welcome and advice on what not to do. My consumer unit will come with all of the MCB's supplied, it will cost a bit but it is well worth it from my reading on this forum.
Please note i do not want to extend, mess around with or take the consumer unit to another place, it's fine where it's at. just simply change it over.
Thanks all
Just been having a good old scout around this and the IEE Forum for a check list on saftey when changing a consumer unit over. I'm thinking that i am going to puchase a split load Hager, MK Sentry or Crabtree as a consumer unit i have done a lot of reading on this forum today and people are saying to stay well clear of Wylex and Volex etc.
That aside i think that the task is possible, i'm not ready to do it yet but I'm very curious over working with the meter tails. I will lable the exsisting cables and the fuse rating before i touch anything anyway, but practically i want to know how to best work safely when taking the meter tails from the old consumer unit as clearly electricity is a respector of no persons. I take it once you have taken them out they are live tails which could kill. safety tips welcome and advice on what not to do. My consumer unit will come with all of the MCB's supplied, it will cost a bit but it is well worth it from my reading on this forum.
Please note i do not want to extend, mess around with or take the consumer unit to another place, it's fine where it's at. just simply change it over.
Thanks all