There’s debate about exposed basic insulation in meter cupboards being satisfactory or not? Industry guidance (WRAG) say it’s satisfactory if the door’s in good shape, what’s people views on this ?
There’s debate about exposed basic insulation in meter cupboards being satisfactory or not? Industry guidance (WRAG) say it’s satisfactory if the door’s in good shape, what’s people views on this ?
An electrical enclosure requiring a tool to open might be the bolted metal cover over a live bus-bar with no additional insulation whatsoever, or not just the outer flap of a consumer unit but the whole front panel.
I'd argue an open meter box ought to more like this sort of open enclosure
(even though it opens with a tool still)
as it is intended for 'instructed' or 'ordinary' persons to have access.
Rather than this level of an open enclosure , which of course is still 'the same' as far as the opens with a tool test is concerned.
but I'd argue should be left to those more 'skilled' or dare I suggest 'competent' persons who can see the wiring and the bare metal bits and
don't experience a 'must touch' reflex...
The two sorts of electrical enclosing that are going on are not really equivalent.
If you'd be happy with that in a meter box, I dont know, but I'm not, even if the exposed bus bar tabs were covered
Really we need a succinct phrase that distinguishes these two far from identical cases,
Calling both 'electrical enclosure' is not really capturing the difference in risk.
Mike.
