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AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 01, 2024, 10:34:14 PM ---The main fuse box is an RCD one but the economy 7 one is still an old MK Sentry fuse box, with popup fuses not the old fuse wire ones. I've been thinking about changing the fuse box for an RCD one for a while now and at the same time changing all the wires for brow/blue instead of the red/black they still have. Might do that soon. Even if I just change the box and the wire running to the new heater that would be a start.

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Deffo worth fitting an RCD Ken.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on January 02, 2024, 11:33:43 AM ---
--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 01, 2024, 10:34:14 PM ---The main fuse box is an RCD one but the economy 7 one is still an old MK Sentry fuse box, with popup fuses not the old fuse wire ones. I've been thinking about changing the fuse box for an RCD one for a while now and at the same time changing all the wires for brow/blue instead of the red/black they still have. Might do that soon. Even if I just change the box and the wire running to the new heater that would be a start.

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Deffo worth fitting an RCD Ken.

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I fitted a split load type Consumer Unit some years ago so I could fit trip fuses on both sides but retain some none RCB/RCD function for the Garage supply,freezer & upstairs lighting - it was supposed to mean that in the event of a fire you could find your way out of the house. When we had our house fire that started in the loft/eaves it worked for less than a minute before the main fuse in the meter box blew.

Oddjob:
Just ordered a new fuse box with 7 RCBO type fuses. Might as well do it right in the first place. I'll replace the run of wire to the new heater and do the rest later this year whenever I have the floorboards up.

BigAl (Alan):
Ken, what size dual storage heater did you purchase? You also referenced a double pole switched 'socket'...should this be '20amp switch'?

Oddjob:
I bought the 3.4kw heater Al and it's running off a MK 13 Amp Switched Fused Spur Flex Outlet and Neon - White

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