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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 question of mgAlloy only related to the commercial serctor and was further related to building materials not components,,accessories and the like, 


    Here is a quote from the notes relating to the AD(J)
    • Any material which when tested to BS 476-11:1982 (2007) does not flame nor cause any rise in temperature on either the centre (specimen) or furnace thermocouples.

    • Products classified as non-combustible in tests following the procedures in BS 476-4:1970 (2007).


    Typical examples of such materials to be found in buildings include totally inorganic materials such as concrete, fired clay, ceramics, metals, plaster and masonry containing not more than 1% by weight or volume of organic material. (Use in buildings of combustible metals such as magnesium–aluminium alloys should be assessed in each individual case.)'


    This has now changed a lot since the introduction of AZ61 a non-combustible MgAlloy which was specifically designed for hurricane, earthquake zones and areas of high geophysical shifting like Dubai for instance because its ductile, light in weight and stronger than steel, this sort of alloy is used in components, mobiles, tablets, cameras, appliances, motors and many many other things, 


    AZ61 has passed most of the approvals for non-combustibility worldwide as being safe, where most of the bans exist is aluminium compounds similar to what is used as cladding.


    Rob

     


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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    The question of mgAlloy only related to the commercial serctor and was further related to building materials not components,,accessories and the like, 


    Here is a quote from the notes relating to the AD(J)
    • Any material which when tested to BS 476-11:1982 (2007) does not flame nor cause any rise in temperature on either the centre (specimen) or furnace thermocouples.

    • Products classified as non-combustible in tests following the procedures in BS 476-4:1970 (2007).


    Typical examples of such materials to be found in buildings include totally inorganic materials such as concrete, fired clay, ceramics, metals, plaster and masonry containing not more than 1% by weight or volume of organic material. (Use in buildings of combustible metals such as magnesium–aluminium alloys should be assessed in each individual case.)'


    This has now changed a lot since the introduction of AZ61 a non-combustible MgAlloy which was specifically designed for hurricane, earthquake zones and areas of high geophysical shifting like Dubai for instance because its ductile, light in weight and stronger than steel, this sort of alloy is used in components, mobiles, tablets, cameras, appliances, motors and many many other things, 


    AZ61 has passed most of the approvals for non-combustibility worldwide as being safe, where most of the bans exist is aluminium compounds similar to what is used as cladding.


    Rob

     


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