Wylex Push-in MCB & Memera Board
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AFAIK the Wylex only fit Wylex, Memera fuses have two prongs I think
thanks, i was trying to push my mum to get a new board fitted but my brother was being a skin flint and mentioned the Wylex ones
No.
There are no MCB replacements for that fusebox.
Even if they existed, fitting them would be entirely pointless.
A fuse provides protection against overloads and short circuits.
An MCB provides protection against overloads and short circuits.
There is no additional safety replacing one with the other.
That fusebox contains asbestos, and should have been replaced several decades ago.
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oh, ok, i'll see about getting it replaced
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With my mum it came to a head when poor eye sight plus dementure resulted in her thinking the red neon on an extension lead was it going on fire, and she put it in a bucket of water.
It was clear needed RCD protection, and the wiring was too old, so needed a rewire.
To be fair realised it needed a rewire before, but dad said I am not living in a building site you can do it when I'm gone.
So step one is measure the insulation resistance, or the earth leakage, you need to know if an RCD will hold in, no good after new board fitted finding some circuits are US, need to know before you start.
It was clear needed RCD protection, and the wiring was too old, so needed a rewire.
To be fair realised it needed a rewire before, but dad said I am not living in a building site you can do it when I'm gone.
So step one is measure the insulation resistance, or the earth leakage, you need to know if an RCD will hold in, no good after new board fitted finding some circuits are US, need to know before you start.
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It is easy on here to say you need a new consumer unit. But in real life you need to consider more.
There was no way I could have my mum in the house while being rewired. So it was done when she went into hospital, and then care home. Clearly today that has dangers, so you need to plan when and what will be done, and also consider how the home can be used if a RCD trips.
This house all RCBO as to reset means walk outside and down steps into the flat under the house to reset, which if icey has some danger, so I want to be able to leave it tripped until safe to reset. Also RCBO is less likely to trip.
What we should do is measure the leakage first, but I have never had a clamp on meter that will measure less than 100 mA so I cross fingers and trust to the lord. Not really an option with old people, I.e. older than myself.
There was no way I could have my mum in the house while being rewired. So it was done when she went into hospital, and then care home. Clearly today that has dangers, so you need to plan when and what will be done, and also consider how the home can be used if a RCD trips.
This house all RCBO as to reset means walk outside and down steps into the flat under the house to reset, which if icey has some danger, so I want to be able to leave it tripped until safe to reset. Also RCBO is less likely to trip.
What we should do is measure the leakage first, but I have never had a clamp on meter that will measure less than 100 mA so I cross fingers and trust to the lord. Not really an option with old people, I.e. older than myself.
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Just bear in mind that the likelihood of nuisance tripping will probably increase, will your mum be ok re setting, a mate of mine lives about twenty miles from his mum and she is having a spate of nuisance trips so he has to regularly make the journey to re set, thats put paid to his habit of having nightcap
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I should have swapped my in laws CU years ago but as FIL got worse with dementia the thought of the lights tripping and the resulting panic sort of outweighed any benefits
Mmmm. RCDs not the panacea people seem to think.
Indeed. As I recently wrote, if one forgets 'requirements', those people (or regs!) who get excited about perceived potential problems/'dangers' associated with having several circuits protected by the same RCD would not have that issue to worry about if there were no RCDs at all!
Happy New Year (whatever that means under the prevailing circumstances)!
Kind Regards, John
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A real nuisance at times but as the saying goes "Chaos equals cash"
Thank you - and to you and yours - and everyone else.
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