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EICR - Old Rewireable Fuse boards are these acceptable?

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I need verification that it is ok to keep old style Wylex rewireable fuse boards to pass the EICR. Initially the electrician said this was ok providing they have a cover for the fuses. However he has now changed his mind and saying they need to be replaced with a new consumer unit. Some of the homes do not have a cover on the fuse board and others have had the cover taken off so plug in mcb's can be accomodated. Is this still ok?
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    Yes, these fuseboxes are in 1980's residential park homes. They were installed and certified by the manufacturer of the homes. They generally have wylex consumer unit with switch and rewireable fuses, 3 to 4 way. The incoming has RCD protection before tails go to the consumer unit. Some of the CU's do have hard wood back boxes. Main problem with replacing with more modern consumer unit is that the modern ones are less compact and won't fit in the available space and when they do the wiring has to be extended to reach both the neutral bar and the live feeds of the mcbs.
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    Yes, these fuseboxes are in 1980's residential park homes. They were installed and certified by the manufacturer of the homes. They generally have wylex consumer unit with switch and rewireable fuses, 3 to 4 way. The incoming has RCD protection before tails go to the consumer unit. Some of the CU's do have hard wood back boxes. Main problem with replacing with more modern consumer unit is that the modern ones are less compact and won't fit in the available space and when they do the wiring has to be extended to reach both the neutral bar and the live feeds of the mcbs.
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