Consumer unit height.

[Steve]

On a new build, does the consumer unit height have to comply to the same

1200mm max height as all the rest of the electrical accessories?

[Alan]

1200mm is a guide anyway. Typical height of CU's is recomended between 1200 and 1500mm.

[Scott M]

In a modern build box where on earth is there space to waste on a chest level CU???? Mind you, with the average ceiling height seeming to be on a slide back towards 16th century levels[1], perhaps 1500mm is the top of the wall.

[1] I boggle at how stupidly low some modern ceilings are. I'm 5'9 and light fitting seem almost at eye level. The 6'4 brigade must actually be looking down on the shades.

[damduck-egg]

In the recess behind the front door in my mothers 5 year old build. It's less than chest level so probably around the 1200 mark. Quite a good place for it, not much else could be put there and it is nice and easy for her to reach . As an octogenarian with some mobility problems the days of standing on some wobbly step device to reach a just below the ceiling CU to reset a breaker are over.

G.Harman

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Cupboard under the stairs - unless it's a flat?

[Tim Lamb]

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

My next one will be head height. Because that is where the outgoing cables are. Incoming supply will be safely ducted.

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[Dave Plowman (News)]

Since I have a cellar, cables go both ways. What I did was make a false wall to mount the CU on - so cables are behind that.