17th Edition Consumer Unit Photos

[kevin1234]

Hello,

I was wondering has anybody got any photos of 17th Edition Consumers they have done or seen,

I would like to see how other people do theres.

Thanks.

 

[RF Lighting]

Here's a few different styles that I have installed to "the 17th edition"

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[Lectrician]

 

[RF Lighting]

Ere Lec, someones nicked yer busbar off yer MK board

 

[Lectrician]

 

[Lectrician]

Ere Lec, someones nicked yer busbar off yer MK board

Bastards. I wondered why it wouldn't work!

 

[kevin1234]

Here's a few different styles that I have installed to "the 17th edition"

I thought that the neutrals for each Neutral should be separate? why is there a small copper link between each neutral bar wont this affect the rcd for not having them separate for each rcd?

 

[Lectrician]

There is no RCD split there - they are all RCBO's.....

 

[Spark123]

The board is a standard non-RCD type. Some of the circuits are protected by RCBOs - the neutrals for these circuits connect to the RCBO. The RCBOs flying leads connect to the neutral rail.

 

[kevin1234]

ah yes sorry i never noticed that, but if that had been the case there was RCD's that little copper links wouldn't be there correct?? it would have to be split?

 

[kevin1234]

they would have to be separate from each other yea?

 

[Spark123]

Yes, if the CU had RCCBs covering a number of circuits then the neutral from each RCCB goes to it's own neutral rail for that group of circuits and the links would be removed.

 

[kevin1234]

ah right cool, so like is:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat...CSTHZOCFGA?productId=80819&imageNo=3&ts=12973

is this what you mean?

 

[securespark]

RF: hope your EFLI's were within spec for the C type RCBO's...

Lec: did you seal the top of the CU where the tails entered (416.2.2)?

 

[Spark123]

ah right cool, so like is:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat...CSTHZOCFGA?productId=80819&imageNo=3&ts=12973

is this what you mean?

Yup, it isn't obvious in that pic but the neutrals run up from the bottoms of the RCCBs to their own rails.
The RCBO on the right will connect to the neutral rail from the main switch.