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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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    Still off topic, but to answer a few comments:

    Yes it has gone a little feminine - perhaps a chinz or gingham border for future developments?



    Great idea Legh Richardson! I've passed that on ?


    ...you can't read the support forum pages unless you are already successfully  logged in



    Good point mapj1‍ but you can read the 'Feedback and question' pages so feel free to post in there if you wish ?


     ...I don't like the new logo (the one the browser puts on the tab or window title) - it seems to be black (and a bit of purple) on transparent - which looks OK on when the tab is active (and the tab label has a white background) but on an inactive tab (at least on Firefox) when the background goes black it's almost invisible...



    Thanks AJJewsbury‍  I've passed this feedback on although I can't guarantee it will be be changed.


    Now, back to plastic consumer units...


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    Still off topic, but to answer a few comments:

    Yes it has gone a little feminine - perhaps a chinz or gingham border for future developments?



    Great idea Legh Richardson! I've passed that on ?


    ...you can't read the support forum pages unless you are already successfully  logged in



    Good point mapj1‍ but you can read the 'Feedback and question' pages so feel free to post in there if you wish ?


     ...I don't like the new logo (the one the browser puts on the tab or window title) - it seems to be black (and a bit of purple) on transparent - which looks OK on when the tab is active (and the tab label has a white background) but on an inactive tab (at least on Firefox) when the background goes black it's almost invisible...



    Thanks AJJewsbury‍  I've passed this feedback on although I can't guarantee it will be be changed.


    Now, back to plastic consumer units...


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