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Location of a distribution Board

We manufacture modular student accommodation. Each module has a small distribution board located within a cupboard inside the module. I want to move this distribution board to the Landlord riser. The student will then have no access to this. I would like a 2 hour fire rated hatch to access the distribution board so the student can re-set a RCBO if one trips out of hours. This hatch would be in an area containing a shower but outside any zones. The maintenance would be carried out by access from the corridor full size door.  

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  • I would like a 2 hour fire rated hatch to access the distribution board so the student can re-set a RCBO if one trips out of hours.

    So all the RCBOs would be accessible from a common area accessible to a number of students? Sounds like a recipe for student pranks to me... (turning off someone else's supply at awkward moments...).

    I would like a 2 hour fire rated hatch to access the distribution board so the student can re-set a RCBO if one trips out of hours. This hatch would be in an area containing a shower but outside any zones. The maintenance would be carried out by access from the corridor full size door.  

    So would the student's access be from a different angle from normal maintenance - e.g. at 90-degrees - and at some depth into the wall? Sounds like it might be difficult to identify the appropriate device/labels or indeed reach for a person of limited ability (thinking part M/BS 8300).

       - Andy.

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  • I would like a 2 hour fire rated hatch to access the distribution board so the student can re-set a RCBO if one trips out of hours.

    So all the RCBOs would be accessible from a common area accessible to a number of students? Sounds like a recipe for student pranks to me... (turning off someone else's supply at awkward moments...).

    I would like a 2 hour fire rated hatch to access the distribution board so the student can re-set a RCBO if one trips out of hours. This hatch would be in an area containing a shower but outside any zones. The maintenance would be carried out by access from the corridor full size door.  

    So would the student's access be from a different angle from normal maintenance - e.g. at 90-degrees - and at some depth into the wall? Sounds like it might be difficult to identify the appropriate device/labels or indeed reach for a person of limited ability (thinking part M/BS 8300).

       - Andy.

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