Wylex Fuse Covers

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Hi,
Does anyone have any white/cream wylex fuse covers (8 fuses and 4 fuses) please? - see photos below. I know the unit is old but I would like to cover the fuses for the time being. View media item 82759
 
Does anyone have any white/cream wylex fuse covers (8 fuses and 4 fuses) please? - see photos below. I know the unit is old but I would like to cover the fuses for the time being.
I'm sure that many of us have thrown hundreds of those out! Unless someone happens to be sitting on some, I would think your only hope would be eBay etc. However, I don't personally really think that the absence of the cover is a major issue.

Kind Regards, John
 
I agree.
If you are concerned about little fingers, etc you'll probably find it easier to put a lock on that door :)
 
Hi John,
I agree, it's been without them for some time but I'd still like to fit them if possible. I do have a saved search on eBay - you never know...
Thanks for your interest,
John :)
 
Hi John, I agree, it's been without them for some time but I'd still like to fit them if possible. I do have a saved search on eBay - you never know...
As I said, I personally wouldn't bother/worry, but if you're really concerned and can't find one, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate some sort of cover - as you presumably know, they attach just with a single machine screw which goes into a tapped hole in the casing.

I presume that you're more likely to find a whole Wylex Standard CU than just the fuse cover on eBay - do I take it that your saved search encompasses that?

Kind Regards, John
 
Yes, it's just 'Wylex fuse cover'. You're right though, it wouldn't be too difficult to make one - we'll see what happens.
Cheers,
John
 
This advert has some of the fuse covers without the lid - I think they were for the plug in MCB replacements.
The later fuse covers had large 'knockouts'/cutouts for those wishing to change to plug-in MCBs (which then stuck through the hole).
They may be a good starting point if you were going to make one? It would be easier to fashion a lid rather than the whole cover.
Indeed, the OP would only need to glue in something to cover the large hole that had been 'knocked (or cut) out'.

Kind Regards, John
 
Yes, I have the bare bones of the originals that I could glue together. I'm not sure I could make it look as good as it should but you've got me looking more on eBay.
Cheers,
John
 
Absolutely, they were tins of paint left by the handyman (presumably called that because he lived locally and not because of any diy skills) who was employed by our letting agent. Among the disgraceful things he did was to throw away 3 connected working mains smoke alarms and replaced them with battery ones! (our tenants had knocked one of them off the ceiling with a broom because it was alerting them of some smoke at the time!). When we refused to pay for a new one (seriously they said we should) he replaced all three on the quiet. We only found out once we'd retaken possession of the house recently. Perhaps the mains one would have alerted them to the fire that damaged our high gloss kitchen but let's not go there.....!
 
However, I don't personally really think that the absence of the cover is a major issue.

Without it, however the manufacturers type test approval is void... theres a test described in BSEN60439 (and its forerunner, BS5486) Where the consumer unit is covered by cheesecloth, subjected to a short, and there must be no signs of burning evident on the cheesecloth afterwards. Its not likely to pass with the cover missing. I've seen labels stuck above the fuses bear witness to the fact that hot particles do just ejected out when the fuse operates without the cover in place.
 
Ah very interesting. I didn't know about that. Well, I'll keep working on getting it sorted.
Thanks for all the messages so far,
John
 
Without it, however the manufacturers type test approval is void... theres a test described in BSEN60439 (and its forerunner, BS5486) Where the consumer unit is covered by cheesecloth, subjected to a short, and there must be no signs of burning evident on the cheesecloth afterwards. Its not likely to pass with the cover missing. I've seen labels stuck above the fuses bear witness to the fact that hot particles do just ejected out when the fuse operates without the cover in place.
I don't doubt that all that is true, but it doesn't really alter anything I've said about how I would personally feel about the absence of the cover.

Kind Regards, John
 
I think the fact that coats are hung nearby is an issue. I really hadn't seen it from that viewpoint.
 

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