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Hi,
Anything inherently wrong with installing consumer units outside?
IP rated (IP65/66).
The plan is to install henley blocks into the exterior meter cupboard, and a supply taken to an IP rated lockable enclosure on the wall directly below the cupboard to supply an outbuilding.
How does the sway in temperature impact MCB and RCD functionality? They all seem to be rated to sub zero temperatures and in excess of 40 degrees.
Anyone with any extensive experience doing this?
Thanks.
Zoomup:
Where insects enter an outside accessory they just die and dry up and become harmless insulating dust.
The drain holes in say an M.K. Shield outdoor socket that boasts IP56 has a drain hole that faces backwards against the wall with a plastic obstruction to prevent the ingress of water. I have never had any problems when I always drill a drain hole in seaside locations.
Z.
Only joking with the above article, but I've seen a lot of what the wind blows in through 1 mm holes!
Sand is OK, but when salty air gets in, that causes premature corrosion, and it's made worse with the evaporation/condensation cycle.
Zoomup:
Where insects enter an outside accessory they just die and dry up and become harmless insulating dust.
The drain holes in say an M.K. Shield outdoor socket that boasts IP56 has a drain hole that faces backwards against the wall with a plastic obstruction to prevent the ingress of water. I have never had any problems when I always drill a drain hole in seaside locations.
Z.
Only joking with the above article, but I've seen a lot of what the wind blows in through 1 mm holes!
Sand is OK, but when salty air gets in, that causes premature corrosion, and it's made worse with the evaporation/condensation cycle.
