Ring Main at Consumer unit

dcbwhaley:

I am competent to do most of it myself but am unhappy to deal with live meter tails

You gave the impression of knowing what you are about until mentioning dealing with live tails. I just wouldn't even if my livelihood depended upon it. My life is worth more than my livelihood.


Just pay the DNO to isolate and reconnect when the work is done.

ebee:

"Is there any chance of overloading here?" OCPD should take care of that no matter how many radials make that circuit

Indeed, but we are considering a reliable circuit with no nuisance tripping off of say fridges or freezers.


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Chris Pearson:

dcbwhaley:

There is no grommet where the meter tails enter the consumer unit and the outer insulation stops just short of the knockout.

He has graded this C1.   Now my opinion is that that does not present an  an immediate threat to the safety of personell

It needs fixing but surely only a C2?

I agree - C1 would be for bare copper and potentially isolate or fix there and then, but either way, it needs to be fixed. IMHO tails should enter through a gland for security. The lack of the outer sheath troubles me more than the lack of a grommet.

"There is no grommet where the meter tails enter the consumer unit and the outer insulation stops just short of the knockout."


Does this mean that bare copper is visible and could be touched, or does it mean that the insulated and sheathed tail has its sheathing cut short and the inner insulation is showing, perhaps to identify the tail's function?


I think that we need to be told.


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dcbwhaley:

I agree.  I have advised her to have a new 10th edition CU fitted with more ways so that each "circuit" can have its own fuse. Having upstairs and downstairs lights on one breaker is not good practice if not a code

Each circuit on a separate R.C.B.O. is the best most reliable option.


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