Garage Consumer Unit IP65 4 Way Fuse Box Fitted with RCD 63amp 30ma + 1X6amp, 2X20amp & 1X32amp mcbs

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The top mounted terminal rail makes the wiring of the neutral and earth connections neat and simple. The RCD, or residual current device is similar to an MCB in that if it senses an issue it will trip and isolate all the of the MCB’s/fuses below it. Depending on how it’s being wired up and what your electrician has chosen to use will depend on what you go for.

Arc Faults are where, if the current is high enough, electrical currents jump the gap between two conductive materials. It’s important to note that consumer unit requirements can vary based on the specific circumstances of the installation, such as whether it’s a domestic or commercial setting, the size of the installation, and the type of circuits involved. This layout ensures that all areas are fully protected, including showers and cookers, but if one trips the second circuit should still be operational so you still have lights and power if needed. They usually always feature a front lid hinged at the top, so that it closes through gravity when not being worked on, thus ensuring it is always closed.Despite this there remains many still in use in many homes across the UK today, however whether they are still legal very much depends. With everyday activities relying on electronic equipment, the whole nature of how electrical equipment is used in homes has evolved. If this isn’t done then it can lead to all manner of issues when reconnecting and testing the circuits, so it’s best for both your electrician and also you to know if there are issues before any work is started. Protects a bank of circuits from earth leakage or 'Residual Current' - for example - cutting through the lawnmower cable. When purchasing a consumer unit, it will either come with a main switch and RCD and possibly a number of MCB’s or it will come empty.

Cable containment, the number of cables and the ability to achieve the required IP rating all need to be considered. Our knockouts on our Design range boards are positioned at the correct distance from the wall to accommodate common sizes of trunking. This device is now a requirement as part of the 18th edition regulations as it protects against surges into the system from outside the property. Each MCB is installed by clipping it onto a DIN bar and the "teeth" of the bus bar are inserted into the base of each MCB. Type 2 surge protection devices, also known as "secondary protection devices," are installed downstream from the Type 1 SPDs and protect against the smaller surges that may pass through the Type 1 SPDs.

RCD’s also work by detecting an imbalance between the Live and the Neutral conductors and this feature is a requirement for all Class 2 double insulated equipment. Following the latest amendment to the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, Main Switch Consumer units are now commonly populated with Type 2 Surge Protection Devices as standard.

The defining difference between this and other types of consumer units is the fact that it does not have a 'Main Switch'.IP rated consumer units are a morespecialist unit for wet areas such as outdoor spaces, pools, and spas. Multiple protection devices: Hager consumer units can be equipped with a range of protection devices, such as circuit breakers, residual current devices (RCDs), and surge protection devices, to provide comprehensive protection for the electrical installation and the building occupants.

For this reason, there is no such thing as a 'standard consumer unit' - but while the number of sizes, makes, brands and combinations of configurations is almost infinite there are in factonly fourmain types of consumer unit.The first of these is to protect any socket which may be reasonably expected to supply equipment outside the house such as strimmers, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, pond pumps, sheds, lights etc. Condition of old unit: When replacing a fuse box or consumer unit you may be charged a fee to remove the old unit. Just as a matter of interest, DIN stands for Deutsche Industrie Norm and, originating in Germany, is any of a series of technical standards, used internationally, to designate electrical connections, film speeds and paper sizes. Claims are sourced from a survey conducted by Deep Blue Thinking on a nationally representative UK sample in November 2021.