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We would recommend you have your fuse board upgraded for a new 17th edition consumer unit.

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Consumer units Installed in domestic properties, schools and Industrial factories to commercial businesses

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Down Lighting, Upstairs Ring Main, Cooker, Central Heating,

Up Lighting, Downstairs Ring Main, Garden Socket, Shower

MAIN ISOLATORRCBO - upstairs ring main RCBO - downstairs ring main RCBO - upstairs lighting RCBO - downstairs lightingRCBO - cooker RCBO - showerBy having a Main isolator and RCBO's for each individual circuit, it provides individual protection and reduces nuisance tripping by other circuits

A typical arrangement on a Main isolator and RCBO Consumer Unit.

Main isolator and RCBO Consumer Unit, (one isolator and RCBO’s for each circuit) One isolator then one RCBO for each circuits, providing earth fault protection to each individual circuits, while minimising nuisance tripping, this would ensure 17th Edition Wiring Regulations compliance. This is the most expensive type of board in terms of parts. But the best in terms of safety

By having one RCD it only protects the ciurcits on that side, and not the other others on the main switch side

Split Load Consumer Unit, (one isolator and one RCD)The circuits are arranged between these 2 devices, this was the most commonly used for domestic properties to comply with the 16th Edition Wiring Regulations, and still used today more in commercial installations in order to comply with the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations.

By alternating each circuits as above, power will remain present on one of the floor if either RCD trips out.

RCD 1

MAIN ISOLATOR (not protected by RCD)

RCD 2

RCD 1

A typical arrangement on a domestic property, 16th edition RCD Consumer Unit.

A typical arrangement on a domestic property, 17th edition Dual RCD Consumer Unit

Upgrading your old fuse board to a new 17th Edition Consumer Unit

Below are some of the 17th edition consumer units we fit to bring your property up to date.17th edition Dual RCD Consumer Unit, (MCB and RCD combined)One isolator and two RCD’s (Trip switches), it is where the MCB's are arrange between the to RCD's in order to comply with the Wiring Regulations. This type of board is the most commonly used in a domestic property, the dual RCD board uses the standardMCB’s (Miniature Circuit Breakers) without the use for more expensive RCBO’s.

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