Consumer unit

hi john those rubber door stop thingies do u mean? mmmmmmmmmmmm

In My experience, information received from my electrician father in law .....

- Pieces of wood,

- B&Q

Rick

Aye, exactly..!! I like that idea, it appeals to my Scottish sense of thrift Many thanks

hi john if i knew you was a scot i would have sold you some, but wilkos do a good job of it they do them in pack of 2 very cheap regards bob

Buy them you say? I was hoping to scrounge some from the wee man who fits the carpets....!!! Regards john

In message , Rick Dipper writes

B&Q ?

I would have thought that the OP wants it to fit to the wall without rocking

We just used to call them "spacers" - they were thick walled cylindrical pieces of plastic (ex-local rec employee)

"geoff" wrote | >- Pieces of wood, | >- B&Q | B&Q ? | I would have thought that the OP wants it to fit to the wall | without rocking

I think I've only ever seen porcelain ones, usually to match the fuse holders on the board ;-). I had to refit mine at one point, as all the screws had dropped out and the board was hanging on the supply cable and meter tails. When I replaced the CU which was on another board, I got rid of that board altogether and screwed the new CU to the wall.

Modern consumer units do not need them. If the meter/cut out is not on that board, just mount it directly to the wall with screws/rawlplugs. If the meter is on it, then you shouldn't be touching it, as it is the electricity company's board.

Christian.

Likewise. I would have thought that unless you need to bring the cables in through the holes in the CU's baseplate and need stand-offs for that, there is no reason (given a relatively flat wall) why an insulated CU shouldn't be screwed directly to the wall. The problem with non-flat walls is that they make the fitting of the front cover difficult in which case mounting a bit of board on the wall, perhaps with a wedge or two and mounting the CU on the board would do the trick.

Hwyl!

M.

Yeeeerrrs, thank you Christian.

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 23:02:07 +0100, "Handy Andy" strung together this:

Ta. :-)

Obviously government agents seeding the DIY market with dud electrical items to justify the introduction of Part P.

MBQ

My Contactum instructions definitely said to put higher ratings first.

Christian.