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EICR - Old Rewireable Fuse boards are these acceptable?

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Hi,

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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Kelly Marie Angel:

I heard a story that a 5 amp lighting fuse in a wylex metal board ejected enough hot metal thru the little vent at the top of the fuse carrier to create a short circuit that blew the DNOs 60 amp main fuse not just once but several times over the years apparently there was a collection of dead 60 amp fuses on the floor of the understairs cupboard

That may have happened with a metalclad Wylex consumer unit. Was the 60 Amp. fuse heavily loaded at the time, thus assisting the blowing?

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+old++Wylex+metalclad+consumer+unit&docid=608044541727224394&mid=FD9A0F11EA66724B8365FD9A0F11EA66724B8365&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

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0 Zoomup over 4 years ago

Kelly Marie Angel:

I heard a story that a 5 amp lighting fuse in a wylex metal board ejected enough hot metal thru the little vent at the top of the fuse carrier to create a short circuit that blew the DNOs 60 amp main fuse not just once but several times over the years apparently there was a collection of dead 60 amp fuses on the floor of the understairs cupboard

That may have happened with a metalclad Wylex consumer unit. Was the 60 Amp. fuse heavily loaded at the time, thus assisting the blowing?

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+old++Wylex+metalclad+consumer+unit&docid=608044541727224394&mid=FD9A0F11EA66724B8365FD9A0F11EA66724B8365&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

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