fire expanding foam distribution board

[ban-all-sheds]

... distribution board in a block of new flats ...

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• Ell107jb
• 16 Jan 2015
• 1

 

[JohnD]

he means that it appears to be a consumer unit rather than a distribution board.

As you are not an electrician you cannot be expected to know the difference.

 

[JohnW2]

he means that it appears to be a consumer unit rather than a distribution board.

He might have meant that - but, of course, a consumer unit is a (type of) distribution board and, indeed, many electricians refer to CUs as 'boards'.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It's more a case of what it does rather than what it's called.

Call that what you like - fusebox even, if you will, it makes no odds, 'cos I can't see how that's going to generate a bunch of sub-mains for a block of flats.

Communal area lighting, cleaners' sockets etc maybe.....

 

[JohnW2]

Call that what you like - fusebox even, if you will, it makes no odds, 'cos I can't see how that's going to generate a bunch of sub-mains for a block of flats. ... Communal area lighting, cleaners' sockets etc maybe.....

All true. However, if one changes/translates what was written to "a CU in a block of flats" it becomes perfectly credible.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

True.

As is 'an electrician would not have called that "the distribution board in a block of new flats"'

 

[JohnW2]

True. ... As is 'an electrician would not have called that "the distribution board in a block of new flats"'

Indeed, also true - although we obviously don't all always type exactly what we intended. However, in this case, it's far from the only bit of 'evidence', so I'm not going to disagree with your interpretation!

Kind Regards, John

 

[skotl]

As I read this thread I can see where the OP was originally recommended to call in an electrician, however the later posts (interesting though they are) could be construed as a suggestion that this recommendation is still being debated.

For the avoidance of any doubt, are you still recommending that an electrician is brought in to survey the apparent damage?

 

[JohnW2]

As I read this thread I can see where the OP was originally recommended to call in an electrician, however the later posts (interesting though they are) could be construed as a suggestion that this recommendation is still being debated.

I wouldn't really have said that, unless you believe that there is some remote possibility that the OP is an electrician. If that were the case, he ought to be able to "call in" himself - but, in view of what he has done (and asked), I think the advice would then have to be to "call in another electrician"!!

For the avoidance of any doubt, are you still recommending that an electrician is brought in to survey the apparent damage?

Of course - AFAICS, that's the only advice which the OP has ever been given, and no-one seems to have offered any different suggestions/ advice.

Kind Regards, John

 

[JohnD]

the later posts (interesting though they are)

Are just ramblings.

You should see the plumbers, they're far worse.