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Location of distribution board

lyledunn

It looks like this guy is on steps with the board just below the ceiling. I would see this as contrary to Building Regulations in terms of accessibility (your Approved Document M our Technical Booklet R). It is a very common practice and I suppose not unreasonable for a spark to locate it there for other reasons. Given the control devices within such boards including those that need to be visually checked and perhaps re-set; SPDs, RCBOs, AFDDs etc, it would seem strange that a Schneider would see this arrangement as acceptable!

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  • There does seem to be an idea that distribution boards need to be hidden away as an unsightly feature - you may have a set of steps, but does the customer - it makes a total  mockery of the 'try the RCD every 6 months' advice if it can only be done with an access platform.

    I have recently done a job where the CU has been cut into the brick wall (yup,  disk cutter, dust extraction, mortar/render mix and plaster, lots of mess) so that the front cover is level with the plaster and just the little flap is protruding - it was a sod to do, and needed a fair bit of plastering in afterwards, but it now looks very nice and discrete at light switch height. Even the domestic authority approves. (and she will not even stand on a chair to change a light bulb)

    Maybe makers should think about making their designs suitable for that sort of thing a bit more. A range of colours for the front panel may help, or make blank primed ones available so you can paint it yourself.

    Mike.

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    mapj1 said:
    Maybe makers should think about making their designs suitable for that sort of thing a bit more. A range of colours for the front panel may help, or make blank primed ones available so you can paint it yourself.

    I am sure that you can paint over the existing paint; and didn't one of the manufacturers give an option of putting various designs on the door.

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  • in reply to mapj1
    mapj1 said:
    Maybe makers should think about making their designs suitable for that sort of thing a bit more. A range of colours for the front panel may help, or make blank primed ones available so you can paint it yourself.

    I am sure that you can paint over the existing paint; and didn't one of the manufacturers give an option of putting various designs on the door.

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