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Mr. D.I.Y.-Bodger Strikes Again.

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I came across a classic today.

Domestic garage fed from a house in S.W.A.

In the garage was a new split load consumer unit.

The customer complained about a lighting problem.

The quality of wiring was horrendously bad.

Entry holes in consumer unit has no grommets.

Wiring very untidy.

The split load consumer unit had just one continuous bus-bar.

Radial socket circuits wired in 2.5mm2 fed from 40 Amp and 32 Amp M.C.Bs, but see below.

Loose wires in two fluorescent fittings, they never could have worked as was stated by the owner.

Main protective device in the house supplying the garage was a 15 Amp hot wire fuse. (I know. I know what you are going to say).

Z.

 

 

 

 

 

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    Chris Pearson: 
     

    Zoomup: 
    The split load consumer unit had just one continuous bus-bar.

    OK, so it wasn't split load. I am struggling to visualize this. How did the busbar get past the second RCD? Had somebody cut one of the teeth off? ?

    One R.C.D was positioned extreme left next to the main switch. The other situated extreme right. Most strange. All M.C.B.s situated between the two R.C.D.s.

    Z.

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    Chris Pearson: 
     

    Zoomup: 
    The split load consumer unit had just one continuous bus-bar.

    OK, so it wasn't split load. I am struggling to visualize this. How did the busbar get past the second RCD? Had somebody cut one of the teeth off? ?

    One R.C.D was positioned extreme left next to the main switch. The other situated extreme right. Most strange. All M.C.B.s situated between the two R.C.D.s.

    Z.

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