Best CU for all RCBOs, domestic install

[Taylortwocities]

I would use Hager for an all RCBO install.

The great thing about them is that the whole top of the CU clips off, this makes cable routing a lot easier when its all crammed in there.

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• Taylortwocities
• 24 Jul 2011
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[Peet]

Thanks folks for the couple of recommendations

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I'm also wondering who makes this CU / DIN enclosure?
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Nobody - that's 2 separate items in the picture.

 

[Peet]

I appreciate that Ban. It was the bottom one I was interested in. The top one is just a plastic enclosure with a bit of DIN rail in it.

 

[sparkybird]

Wylex metal clad have waaaaay more room in them for rcbo's than the plastic ones

 

[starspark]

i agree wylex are the boards we use at work and i have no problems with them at all.

 

[Peet]

Do you have a model number of the metal clad ranges that offer more headroom? I have one of the Wylex NHRS range here and its not very good.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Wylex metal clad have waaaaay more room in them for rcbo's than the plastic ones

Aye, but no good for a TT. And I seem to be doing a few TT all RCBO boards at the moment.

 

[JohnW2]

Wylex metal clad have waaaaay more room in them for rcbo's than the plastic ones

Aye, but no good for a TT. And I seem to be doing a few TT all RCBO boards at the moment.

If you really wanted to use a metal board with TT, you could put a Type S RCD in front of it, couldn't you?

Kind Regards, John.

 

[sparkybird]

Here we go.....

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Consumer_Units_Index/Wylex_Ns_1/index.html

 

[RF Lighting]

If you really wanted to use a metal board with TT, you could put a Type S RCD in front of it, couldn't you?

You can, but it would need to be in a seperate insulated enclosure.

Using an all insulated CU is the better design IMO

 

[JohnW2]

If you really wanted to use a metal board with TT, you could put a Type S RCD in front of it, couldn't you?

You can, but it would need to be in a seperate insulated enclosure.

Yes, that goes without saying - otherwise it would serve the purpose in question.

Using an all insulated CU is the better design IMO

Sure - but some people here seemed to favour using a metal one (for 'all RCBOs') because it is bigger - hence my sugegstion as to one way they could do that, if they wanted to, even with TT.

Kind Regards, John.