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EICR Codes for Consumer unit door not closing

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I am working on a MK plastic consumer unit and trying to work out if I need to replace it. The problem that concerns me is that the door just covering the fronts of the circuit breakers will not stay closed and remains all the way down or with a 10mm gap at the top.

Looking at the NAPIT EICR code breaker section 4.5 a crack in the access flap would be a C3. There is no indication of how to code a missing or open access flap.

In my mind the risks are dust in the circuit breakers, could also be accidental operation of the circuit breakers(although unlikely in it's current location; I did consider fitting a latch but looks like they are no longer available.


Would appreciate your views on is this a C2 and I need to replace or a C3.


Thanks


Alan
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    Agree unless the location is in some way especially hazardous, perhaps subject to spray or a lot of dust possibly flammable (like barns full of hay or a flour mill perhaps) Then the containment is needed, and a properly  sealed CU.

    The actuator side of the  MCBs are supposed to be accessed safely while energised , so the CU cover is mostly cosmetic - the old hot wire fuses you were supposed to turn off the main switch and not push a  new one in live, as if it blew again, you could be holding it at the time.

    For MCBs resetting onto a fault is expected to fail gracefully. And actually plenty of us did push fuse holders in onto a live board, and very rarely did it do anything more than be a bit alarming.

    Even the C3 seems a bit steep for something that is probably not required by regs.

    M.
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    Agree unless the location is in some way especially hazardous, perhaps subject to spray or a lot of dust possibly flammable (like barns full of hay or a flour mill perhaps) Then the containment is needed, and a properly  sealed CU.

    The actuator side of the  MCBs are supposed to be accessed safely while energised , so the CU cover is mostly cosmetic - the old hot wire fuses you were supposed to turn off the main switch and not push a  new one in live, as if it blew again, you could be holding it at the time.

    For MCBs resetting onto a fault is expected to fail gracefully. And actually plenty of us did push fuse holders in onto a live board, and very rarely did it do anything more than be a bit alarming.

    Even the C3 seems a bit steep for something that is probably not required by regs.

    M.
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