Daft idea

[Evans Electric]

One of the daftest ideas in our trade IMHO was the ubiquitous Wylex Consumer Unit with the main switch on the right but then counting the ways from right to left . Not every one knew this so if you called to another sparks to pull circuit 4 ,say, you then wondered from which end was he counting.

Any other daft ideas ??

 

[cheggers]

I always count from the side of the main switch I thought we all did it that way

 

[betty swollocks]

personally if i was working on a circuit and asked another sparks to pull the fuse i'd shout "ow numpty pull the downstairs ringmain fuse" even if it wasnt marked i'd hope he'd have a pretty good idea what colour/rating to be looking at otherwise he really would be a numpty

apprentice once used a Volex (i think) consumer unit to replace an old wylex only to find when fitting the tails that the main switch is on the far left not the right after he had wired all the circuits in.....now he really was a numpty

 

[poheZ]

i always count from main switch!

 

[sanny]

yep from the main switch here also

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Until about 15 years ago 95% of C/U were Wylex. It clearly states inside the lid next to the 'fuse' chart, 'Counting from main switch'. I still always number from the main switch, whatever side its on.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Any other daft ideas ??

changing the colour identification of cables...

230v NOT 240V???

Big Brother?

 

[poheZ]

how about introducing the nes RCD rule for cables buried in walls...what next!

 

[Evans Electric]

I just think its crazy to start counting from r to l must be me !!

Cable colours , Oh yes, and the sudden obsession with cables in walls, whats all that about !!

Deke

 

[Evans Electric]

Oh yes just seen that one, the voltage is 240v but we have to pretend that its 230v

Thats one I don't get either.

Where do I sign up for The Grumpy Old Sparks programme ?

Deke

 

[springcrocus]

I just think its crazy to start counting from r to l must be me !!Cable colours , Oh yes, and the sudden obsession with cables in walls, whats all that about !!

Deke

Anyone who can invent a decent plastic nail is definitely on a winner here! :^O :^O:^O

 

[Evans Electric]

yep from the main switch here also

I can't get my head round that one at all, just 'cos the main switch is on the right you suddenly start reading from the right, but the next board you fit is a different make and you are counting from the left again , beats me ; \ :_|

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I can't get my head round that one at all, just 'cos the main switch is on the right you suddenly start reading from the right, but the next board you fit is a different make and you are counting from the left again , beats me ; \ :_|

You must completely poo yourself if you come across one of them Volex split load boards... (I think it was volex?)

Main switch left,

RCD right,

circuit numbers counting toward the middle!!!:OBlushing

 

[Evans Electric]

Know what you mean Specs, but you can still just count from the left. There was some confusion with TP Dist. Bds too, when all circuits were SP, some went R1 Y1 B1 then R2 Y2 B2 when others went 1 2 3 4 5 6 etc. Or a three pole MCB counted as 1 and threw all the other numbers out. My head hurts !!

 

[Andy™]

SP i always go from isolator

for TP, top left down in 3's

i.e

1-1

1-2

1-3

2-1

2-2

2-3

or just 1, 2, 3 etc if its a TP MCB

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I can't get my head round that one at all, just 'cos the main switch is on the right you suddenly start reading from the right, but the next board you fit is a different make and you are counting from the left again , beats me ; \ :_|

Ask Shalom on the BDC thread, he can tell you a tale about left & right readings

 

[Evans Electric]

Also daft was changing the voltage range terminology so that 240 v went from medium to low voltage, which makes it sound somewhat safer.

Deke

 

[kme]

Ask Shalom on the BDC thread, he can tell you a tale about left & right readings

OY. Slipslap. Behave yourself please.

How do you count on a hi-integ. "17th edition" c.u, with 2 rcbo`s to one side of the main switch, 4 circuits to the right of an RCD, which is to the right of a further 4 circuits and their RCD, all of which is to the right of the main switch; i.e.

rcbo,rcbo,mainswitch,rcd,mcb,mcb,mcb,mcb,rcd,mcb,mcb,mcb,mcb

sorry for lack of spaces, but had to put it all on one line for

"clarity"

 

[NozSpark]

Who makes boards like that????

I thought that type of board was....

Main sw

Non RCD ways

RCD 1

RCD 1 ways

RCD 2

RCD 3 ways

 

[kme]

Was at one the other day - board was an MK hi-integ. Laid out exactly as I described.