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Consumer units and equipment outdoors

vantech

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. 

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    Alcomax: 
     

        

    The market is the real world. What sells is produced in volume in order to make people price happy. 

    I'm sure that we can have LONG discussions on that regards a number of factors:

    • Electricians rates
    • Why do I need an RCD?
    • Why do I need a cpc for my lighting circuit?
    • etc.

    But we know that's a load of tosh.

    No good taking all of that out on GTB … In this case, drilling a hole in an accessory enclosure to sort out the condensation, without taking other precautions, may well lead to another issue.

    People want what's cheap … that's why they buy dodgy chargers from on-line “market places” or similar … doesn't stop them complaining when it all goes wrong. Similarly, “price point” doesn't always mean “complies with standards."

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    Alcomax: 
     

        

    The market is the real world. What sells is produced in volume in order to make people price happy. 

    I'm sure that we can have LONG discussions on that regards a number of factors:

    • Electricians rates
    • Why do I need an RCD?
    • Why do I need a cpc for my lighting circuit?
    • etc.

    But we know that's a load of tosh.

    No good taking all of that out on GTB … In this case, drilling a hole in an accessory enclosure to sort out the condensation, without taking other precautions, may well lead to another issue.

    People want what's cheap … that's why they buy dodgy chargers from on-line “market places” or similar … doesn't stop them complaining when it all goes wrong. Similarly, “price point” doesn't always mean “complies with standards."

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