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wozzy Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 584 Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Boiler Isolation Jan 5^th, 2009, 11:15am Just after suggestions of how people have gone about local isolation for a external boiler. Its not in a outhouse of anything just in its own weatherproof casing Any ideas would be welcome, cheers
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Zambezi GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #1 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 11:31am You could try one of these... http://www.screwfix.com/prods/15054/Electrical-Supplies/Industrial/Site-Distribu...
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wozzy Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 584 Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #2 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 6:16pm yeh i had a similar thought but its a 450 year old grade two listed farm house so i wanted it a bit low key, the only thing i can think of is a MK materseal spur, and just hope no one turns it off for a laugh.
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Reply #3 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 7:43pm

A boiler is not exactly 'low key' either Wink

If it is the main iso for the cent heat control then two pole is fine, but if you are isolating the L N and Sw L you would need a TP iso. I prefer to place th FCU for the entire heating system adjacent the boiler......two birds, one stone and all that.

Of course, if it is a combi, you are likely to only have a feed anyway.

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wozzy Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 584 Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #4 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 7:50pm yeh its a big worcester bosch jobby. i dont really want to leave a switch outside but what can u do? I think it going to have to be a SF spur outside, as it is a combi i believe.
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #5 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 7:53pm You can have the iso elsewhere (as far as lecky regs goes, not sure on corgi) as long as the iso is capable of being locked off.
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wozzy Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 584 Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #6 - Jan 5^th, 2009, 8:01pm i have found the reg i believe you are refering to 537.2.1.5 So a MK spur can be used internally as the fuse holder can be padlocked in the out position? this could save some hassle!
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Boiler Isolation Reply #7 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 6:46am Not sure on that, A pad lockable rotary is definitely OK, not sure on the spur, is it designed to be padlocked?
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Re: Boiler Isolation
Reply #8 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:36am

Lectrician wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009, 7:53pm:

You can have the iso elsewhere (as far as lecky regs goes, not sure on corgi)

Who cares about corgi they're going in april, a contract has been awared to another body to carry out gas registrations!

Lectrician wrote on Jan 6^th, 2009, 6:46am:

Not sure on that, A pad lockable rotary is definitely OK, not sure on the spur, is it designed to be padlocked?

Yea most of the logic-plus range of FCU's can be locked with a K2000 fuse carrier padlock (overpriced padlock with an MK logo engraved on it) when the fuse carrier is pulled out.

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