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John Davies

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Board for consumer unit
Dec 24^th, 2004, 10:56pm

A question regarding our rewire.

Are there any recommendations about the mounting of consumer units?

Our current Wylex unit is mounted on a purpose made board. The MEB in its wisdom put its meter slap bang in the middle of this board meaning that it is impossible to mount a larger MCB unit without extending the board (or having the meter moved....)

Providing I leave an air gap behind as standard, is it o.k. to extend the mounting board? If so, is boil and heatproof ply o.k., or should I use floorboarding or similar, as in our present house?

Once I know where I am, I can then extend the board and mount the unit, and I am all done before part P comes in - then in the New Year I can get a pro. to test the installation and connect the tails and commission the whole thing.

Thanks - and a Merry Christmas.

John Davies

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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Board for consumer unit Reply #1 - Dec 24^th, 2004, 11:24pm Hello John My recommendations are Hard Wood or a Fireproof proof type board, this should be stood off from the wall to avoid damp However it is ok to mount the consumer unit onto a soild wall if you wish A Merry Christmas to you too
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sidecutter GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0	Re: Board for consumer unit Reply #2 - Dec 26^th, 2004, 9:05pm Hi John You will probably find that the REC own the bit of wood and they get very protective about it. That will be why they have used up all of the Space Sidecutter
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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Board for consumer unit Reply #3 - Dec 26^th, 2004, 9:22pm john, just mount it straight on the wall mate some old fuseboxs never had backs on them you see new ones do ss
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Board for consumer unit Reply #4 - Dec 26^th, 2004, 9:52pm Yup, all new CU's can be mounted onto ANY surface....flammable wood included. The REC do get funny about the 12inches!!
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