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Consumer units and equipment outdoors

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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. 

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    Just want to add, never tried stainless - no point shelling out for it.

    However, worth noting that outdoors in coastal areas, even stainless steel and galv corrodes quickly if you choose the wrong grade. A few years back, the sea front near me was refurbished, and stainless was chosen for the hand-rails down the steps to the beach. Within less than 2 months, they were rusting, and were quickly treated with marine-grade paint.

    Aluminium and aluminium alloys just end up looking unsightly, even if painted (unless you use some really expensive paints, applied after the appropriate primer is used on the bare metal).

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    Just want to add, never tried stainless - no point shelling out for it.

    However, worth noting that outdoors in coastal areas, even stainless steel and galv corrodes quickly if you choose the wrong grade. A few years back, the sea front near me was refurbished, and stainless was chosen for the hand-rails down the steps to the beach. Within less than 2 months, they were rusting, and were quickly treated with marine-grade paint.

    Aluminium and aluminium alloys just end up looking unsightly, even if painted (unless you use some really expensive paints, applied after the appropriate primer is used on the bare metal).

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