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Plastic consumer units/enclosures etc

whjohnson
I have a job where a small former outside toilet is being converted into a hobby pottery complete with water supply and small kiln.

I propose to fit a small plastic consumer unit with the appropriate IP rating for protection against ingress of water.

This will be a home brew job with a generic enclosure and a RCD main switch and mcbs from my spares stock.

I have seen many metal enclosures rusting quietly away in detached garages/w/shops/outbuildings and thought they would be better served by using plastic.


I think there is still a case to be made for fitting plastic consumer unit enclosures in outbuildings in order to prevent deteriation caused by external influences. Moist atmosphere, unheated spaces and the like.


Any other like-minded souls out there?

Comments welcome.
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    The thing is Alan, as far as I am aware, there is no proactive maintenance regime in place for the regular inspection of a suppliers equipment.

    Smart meters may well tell tales, but they won't cure a loose and overheating connection inside the meter itself, nor the cutout.

    The simplest cure-all when it comes to minimising interfering with meters is the fitting of a simple £10 isolator, then there's no excuse, and the switch provides a single point of isolation for all to use.

    Add to this the confusion as to who exactly is responsible for such equipment and it is a recipe for blame deflection which ends up going round in perpetual circles, with regular choruses of "Not ours mate, not ours".

    How does that assist the consumer and the likes of the LFB when it comes to fire prevention and locating the root cause of a fire?
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    The thing is Alan, as far as I am aware, there is no proactive maintenance regime in place for the regular inspection of a suppliers equipment.

    Smart meters may well tell tales, but they won't cure a loose and overheating connection inside the meter itself, nor the cutout.

    The simplest cure-all when it comes to minimising interfering with meters is the fitting of a simple £10 isolator, then there's no excuse, and the switch provides a single point of isolation for all to use.

    Add to this the confusion as to who exactly is responsible for such equipment and it is a recipe for blame deflection which ends up going round in perpetual circles, with regular choruses of "Not ours mate, not ours".

    How does that assist the consumer and the likes of the LFB when it comes to fire prevention and locating the root cause of a fire?
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