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by thebird44
Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Part 'M' Height Of CU
Replies: 3
Views: 3130

Hi Eric, Thanks for the reply. I just found it strange the part P say Switches, Sockets & CU and part M just refers to Switches & Sockets. I would guess that part M is refering to items that are in general daily use by a person and omits the CU in its wording as (hopefully) this won't need t...
by thebird44
Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:23 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Part 'M' Height Of CU
Replies: 3
Views: 3130

Part 'M' Height Of CU

Hi All, Just a quick question. As part P of the building regs refers to part M (Access & Use of Buildings) with regards to heights of sockets & switches, does this include the height of the CU if this is being replaced ? i.e. does a replacement CU have to be between 450mm and 1200mm from FFL...
by thebird44
Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Home Electricis
Replies: 3
Views: 3245

Hi, KWH stands for Kilo Watt Hours I'm not sure if it means something different to electricians but in the electrical supply industry it is how your electricity supply is charged for, for example a 100w light bulb will take 10 hours to use 1 unit of electricity or 1kWh of electricity, this is worked...
by thebird44
Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:50 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Moving meter and new supplier
Replies: 2
Views: 4425

Hi, I used to work for the Electric Board when everything was split up so may be able to shed some more light on to your problem. The electric (and gas) industry was split between supply side (i.e British Gas,npower) and the distribution side (they own the meters and cables). Each regional electrici...
by thebird44
Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:49 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: New CU to 17th Edition
Replies: 5
Views: 4759

I guess that can be the same with everything - you can pay good money for a service and get a shoddy job. I'll try and get some recommendations from people that have had work done recently in the area, this will probably narrow my search down a bit. Everyone knows everyone else where i live, so it s...
by thebird44
Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:52 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: New CU to 17th Edition
Replies: 5
Views: 4759

Thanks Ericmark. I guess it might be a good idea to have the installation tested fully before i sign the contracts so that i can negotiate with the vendor if a full rewire is needed. The storage heaters won't need testing as they will be removed once the gas central heating is installed, so it will ...
by thebird44
Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: New CU to 17th Edition
Replies: 5
Views: 4759

New CU to 17th Edition

Hi, I am currently in the process of buying a house that is all electric. There is currently an old rewireable fuse consumer unit with a separate unit for the storage heaters. I am looking for a budget price for the North West region (if this makes any difference) of how much it would cost to have a...
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