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Wylex 100A dp isolators in plastic enclosures.

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Just wondered  why these are not classed as "similar switchgear" to consumer units etc which are supposed to be in

non flammable enclosures in domestics.

                                          Regards,Hz
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    I'd suggest that it is because they do not split one source to feed a multitude of smaller circuits, nor contain any MCB or RCD devices. In that sense they have more in common with a shower isolator, albeit better built than the average shower isolator.

    Personally I'd always assumed the 'similar' clause was to stop someone putting a load of fuses and MCBs into a DIY box made of solid rocket fuel, and in effect saying ' that is OK, because it is not an official CU'.
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    I'd suggest that it is because they do not split one source to feed a multitude of smaller circuits, nor contain any MCB or RCD devices. In that sense they have more in common with a shower isolator, albeit better built than the average shower isolator.

    Personally I'd always assumed the 'similar' clause was to stop someone putting a load of fuses and MCBs into a DIY box made of solid rocket fuel, and in effect saying ' that is OK, because it is not an official CU'.
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