Consumer unit replacement

[simon mitchelmore]

Planning on replacing my mum's bakerlite fuseboard with a metal 17th editio n CU (to give her place ELCB protetion). Annoyingly some cables come throug h to the fuseboard from a hole in the wall (directly behind) into the fuseh olders so when I fit the new CU these will probably not quite reach to the RCBOs. What are the groups views on fitting a heavy duty terminal block ins ide the CU to extend the cables to reach the RCBOs?

Due to the lack of space the CU has got to go where the old one was and the cables are even too short to extend to a Debox or similar.

[tabbypurr]

ion CU (to give her place ELCB protetion).

An unusual requirement. Life support appliances perhaps?

all (directly behind) into the fuseholders so when I fit the new CU these w ill probably not quite reach to the RCBOs. What are the groups views on fit ting a heavy duty terminal block inside the CU to extend the cables to reac h the RCBOs?

he cables are even too short to extend to a Debox or similar.

Screw connector, crimp, etc. It might also work to pull the wires out of th e plaster and extend them in a separate box.

NT

[John Rumm]

Crimping extensions on is probably the best way in the circumstance.