fuse board

Hi all Our builders advised us to move our electric meter box which has been done (30 minutes work for National grid = £1000). The builders have now quoted us £1350+VAT for "Relocation of electric mains cable and supply new fuse board" on top of what they had already quoted for electric works...

I'm not the most savvy when it comes to DIY and Electricity supplies so hoping those with the knowledge may take share a little of their time to help me understand the main power supply to my property. The property is a 1900's terrace, and the main cable supplying electricity to the property is...

Hi All, I have a property with the old style fuse wire boards. I need an EICR certificate as well. One tradesman has said they will carry out the EICR first to find any faults with the existing wiring and then change the board to a new consumer unit to finish the test and issue the EICR? I...

Hi All, I have a property with the old style fuse wire boards. I need an EICR certificate as well. One tradesman has said they will carry out the EICR first to find any faults with the existing wiring and then change the board to a new consumer unit to finish the test and issue the EICR? I...

Hi and thanks in advance to all the givers of advice here. I want to upgrade a Triton electric shower from 8.5kW to 9.5kW but would need to swap the existing 32a CU fuse for a 40a fuse. Is there a way for an idiot to safely tell what size the wiring is on that circuit as I gather I need 8mm for...

So I've finally got round to looking this plug as i want to box in the fuse box and its making it a awkward job. Turned all the fuses for sockets off and the small plug has been wired up to the garage trip switch ?? This is the previous owners handwork again

Looking to box in this ugly arrangement on my landing wall upstairs, above two bedroom doors. If I box it in how it is now I will have trouble accessing the consumer unit. I want to move the components highlighted in the red square next to my consumer unit to make boxing in an easier job. Has...

Hello there, First post as I can't find any similar problems on the forums here. A few days ago, woke up to no electricity around the house. Saw the MCB main connection had tripped and wouldn't come back on. Did the usual checks and turned off all appliances etc. and cut a long story short...

Do MEM still make domestic consumer units and how do they rank against makes like Schneider and Hagger? Also is Eaton and MEM the same brand these days, I had a MEM CU in my old house that was built in 2003. Regards: Elliott.

Hi, Last night I lost the lighting for two rooms downstairs (mixture of halogen GU5.3 spots and standard bayonet fixtures. The hallway lights are unaffected, despite being on the same circuit. No fuses were not tripped and i tested the RCD, with no affect. Is it possible that the transformer...

So the other day was in the main 12 way plastic MK CU in my house what is from around 2012/2013, I was doing some IR and R1+R2 tests to get readings on a circuit that I have done minor works on recently and noticed the removable bus bar cover was missing. How important is the bus bar cover and...

Hi all, I am from the Uk and last week I was over in the Costa Del Sol area of Spain visiting a friend. Now I noticed both in the hotel room I was staying at (which had a consumer unit) and at my friends apartment, most if not all the circuits were protected by double pole MCB'S versus the...