One of the best CU vids mate. Top quality and super neat. Hats off to you!

Cracking job you've made of that board,one of the neatest I've seen,it certainly makes a difference cutting down those neutrals as it's less cluttered at the back,great content

I’m a subscriber from the US and an electrical contractor myself. These are so vastly different from the American counterparts! I am a fan of your videos and I watch to learn how different but similar the installs are. Keep up the good work my friend!

It is easy! Use the plastic ones and get customer to install 90 min rated enclosure

Embarrassingly neater than mine. The heatshrink sleeving is cool too & so is the slicing tool for the Inner of the swa. Also the mirror tool is cool too, i use an old vanity mirror that i borrowed from an elderly customer about 25 yrs ago ( approx 2" × 1") i must remember to let her have it back 1 day. As for All tails, i always do it by hand , give em a good twist and wriggle then i get another full turn... repeat etc, as i have in my time seen rather a lot of tails fall out of meters & cut outs where the elec company rarely do the tight enough.

Has to be one of the best and most entertaining CU videos on here. Cheers Ryan 👌🏻

your videos very important for my future because I am going to sturdy something about wiring works. God bless you dude..!!

I hope you remembered to earth the SWA cable armoured shield.

Nice clean job as per usual from you mate... If that cu was 50 mm taller it would be ok for fitting rcbo's other than that it looks like a decent bit of kit..... 👍

Not a fan of them boards with rcbos. Not much room above like you’ve said. With a 25mm earth you could’ve made it easier for yourself putting in the far left terminal perhaps. Good job as always

Cracking bit of information and guidance on how to do DB. Looks like Schneider haven’t considered the height of the board compared to them RCBO’s.

The Fusebox consumer units can be purchased with miniature RCBO's to give you loads of space at the top. Also they don't have the functional earth wire either. The Schneider is probably better quality but I went for the Fusebox one for my house as alot of the good youtube domestic sparks seem to swear by them. I'm an industrial electrical controls & software enginneer in a car factory so spent alot of time deciding on this one. Nice neat job 👍

Representing from UK Power Networks official owners of Southern Electric. It's nice to see electricians who remember us by name :)

Sparky from US, so interesting to see the different equipment and standards. Keep up the good work.

I would run a earth lead off the SWA locknut too. You could argue it’s earthed through the metal consumer unit box but belt and braces? I like the lock nuts with the teeth that cut into the paint when tightened. They also have a bolt for attaching a earth lead 👍🏻

That incoming cable is huge. Here in Poland it’s usually 4-6mm2 sometimes 3 phase.

Good vid mate - good idea with the mirror checking the bottom busbar connections👍

Nice one board look the business now it’s all wired up ,I know the wire was a little long but Better thanks being to short. Cheers

Love the Schneider boards, but find the RCBOs don’t leave much space at the top. Would love if Schneider will bring out some compact ones! Neat job guys 😊

well done good video good neat job i think maybe next time wire in the SPD some people struggle with this the first time they come across it 10 out of 10

Put the Earth in the left hole (you had enough slack) have routed it along the bottom and up the side of the DIN rail and sorts one issue, perhaps buy single phase cable next time (you do people use the WRONG cable all the time?) and possibly start using piranha earth nuts to tidy things up.... But great video, Schneider lost it IMHO when they dropped the Isobar stuff, full size RCBOs with functional earths are just SO last week, I wouldn't use and un-branded (FuseBOX) CU as I simply would get away with is, but you now have a good choice of miniature, type A, no-earth-wire RCBOs out there and Schneider need to catch up!

Comes from back in the day, wiring looms and harnesses electronics old school.

Hey! The most important bit I needed to know you left it out. How do you measure where to cut the SWA back to for a perfect fit with the gland/board

nice tools! expensive but useful, i loved that milwaukee

Hi, nice work there, wanted to know, what gasket did you use on the cable inlet on the back of the CU?

New to your channel. You’ve done a great job on that consumer unit & thanks for the great tip with the mirror checking the busbar connections. I’ve been using my phone camera with the light & struggling to do so before. All the best 👍🏻

really nice work. do you leave the busbar like that, or trim it down?

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I’m just coming to the end of my electrical apprenticeship and about to do my AM2S exam is there any chance you could do a video on testing? Love your videos and tiktoks always watching 💪🏼

personally would have used toggle fixings instead of plasterboard fixings, need to get myself a ferrule crimper. good job

What a good video, great quality and good aesthetics in your work, I have learned much more about how you work in the UK. Greetings from Arica (Chile) (sorry for my bad english, I'm using google translator)

Good job , I’d would of filed the paint of the consumer unit before fitting the SWA to get a good earth connection on armour

Might be a silly question so I apologise before hand, but how do you know what to mark up the cables as if nothing is fitted in yet?

Job well done 👍🏻

Hi mate. Nice one. Just starting a side hustle doing minor works. What make is your crimping tool. Looking for one that will last and do up to 16mm for when I get more qualified and fit the big stuff =) cheers.

Looks a nice board to fit, massive let down on the fly leads tho, big up I enjoyed that 👏

Looks good nice install. Not so sure about the plasterboard fixings though

Did that grommet strip come with the board?

My brother is a sparkie and done a bit of work on my house and he shows me all the bits because I have a genuine interest in electronics. Honestly, I would not want to install one of these. Thankfully, the law does not permit my stupid ass from doing it! I’ll stick to doing bulbs and switches!

Nice and tidy job …

Good vid. But it’s a busbar. If it buzzes you have issues.

Looking for some advice, I have 3 appliances each allegedly consuming 3050 at maximum capacity, but the wires and my main feed to the consumer unit is getting so hot. I deliberately upgraded my consumer unit so it could handle these appliances. I installed the outlet (Specifically for these appliances) using Prysmian 10mm2 twin and earth, wired to a 50-amp breaker, then installed ANOTHER Prysmian 10mm2 twin and earth, wired to a another 50-amp breaker so there are now 2, one for two lower end of the consumer unit and the other for the higher end. Furthermore, I also have two BG 80A 30mA 2 Residual current device (RCD) installed on the consumer unit and the main feed that powers the consumer unit has a fuse of 100amps. These appliances are in a container where I linked each outlet to one another so they can draw power from the first one (again, each has its own 50-amp breaker at the opposing side of the consumer unit, one for the upper side and one for the lower side), not sure if that is causing resistance as I even have the powercables with 13amp fuses to power those appliances, but since there is a 50amp breaker for each outlet, I’m still confused.

Hello mate. Just came across your channel. Instant subscriber. Really enjoyed watching the video and learning. Currently working my way through the NVQ and planning on getting qualified in 2024. How do you like the Knipex crimping tool? Is it really worth the premium price? Thanks

Do Schneider do a miniature/compact RCBO? They make it a lot easier on Wylex and Fusebox boards that I've used.

if i can see well you forgot to connect the neutral cable from the bottom side of the main breaker back to the neutral bar! please correct me if I'm wrong. with respect Manos!

How do you keep your consumer units so neat!🤩

if the earth is too thick for 1 terminal I split it and connect using two terminals. And why you didn't use 1st terminal on the left to get that 25mm of the way.

Just wondering about the height off the ground seems a bit low , PS I'm not a sparks 👍🇮🇪☘️👋

Really enjoyed this video.

Nice job, however did I see no grommet strip around the entry in the back? Looked like it had some sharp points

Fireborard? Fire putty to seal the holes? Don’t know if you have to but we normally do

Good job 👍

It's the wrong rcbos 10 KA not 6 KA they are for the big 3phase boards where you need the length of the cables your dist board is very neat

I would have drilled and bolted the earth ring / banjo before fitting the switch gear to avoid any accidental damage but otherwise good vlog

I like the install but wouldn't use those schneider DBs, too clunky with the functional earth lead and the neutral being excessively long.

I have 22 years experience as a power electrician.

Suggestion, mark each terminal shroud as you torque it.

What wire strippers is that your using on the t+e, they look mint

Good job

Made making that armoured look hard

Top job!

I'm from UK and a certified electrician. Also many other skills. But I have to let this lose my friend those self drilling plugs you are useing are best of drilled straight into dry wall ( plaster board ) you don't need a pilot holl they more stronger if you use a pz2 and drill them straight into the wall. Ps the plastic ones are shite lol go for the metal ones they also have a better head and thread 😉

Really nice install but a grommet strip on the jagged punch out on the back would have been good to see 👀

I'd put the earthning on the left side, so there'd be more space to do the job.

The terminal bar can be reversed so the big cable comes in at the left

No banjo from the gland?

Hey man, you said you aren't a fan of cable ties in consumer units and I'm just curious why? Great video though

I know that metal cu enclosures were introduced to limit fire risk but even so, would it not be better to site the cu somewhere other than under the staircase? Apart from that comment, nice job! 👍

Well done, don’t think I’ve commented before on your vids so I’m giving you the privilege of a supersparks comment.

great video are them wire strippers knipex have you a product code cheers

Enjoyed the video as im still learning. Just a question....Did you cut down the excess on the busbar afterwards?

I feel like taking the armoured to the furthest left on the earth bar would of been more beneficial. Consumer unit, mini rcbos without functional earth fly leads would be nice. Definitely not my favourite for domestic installs, much rather FuseBox or Contactum these days. Neat job, did you bother with EV points in the end or not?

Great stuff brob good work plus I'm r davis 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Few late questions. Why fold the copper? It just gives a worse connection. You risk spreading the copper to the sides instead of properly under the screw. What is the manufacturers saying? And also, it's a new build, why not make it a recessed installation? Otherwise cracking job.

Don’t mean to be an idiot here but I do a lot of new builds and by the looks of it this is a new build and I thought CU heights was 1350-1400 to breaker switch?

What happens if you don't re-crimp the RCBO neutral links ?

All good, other than drywall screws I would use drywall compression fixings as CU might stay there for a couple of decades and knock off for cable entry can't see anything protection from sharp edges!

Nice neat job how was the armour earthed please

I am just curious why did you use 25mm swa? Why not 16mm, it doesn't look like very long run.

When the cable core colours are brown, black & grey, why is the grey sleeved as blue neutral and the black sleeved & used as earth. Shouldn’t the cable come as those colours to begin with? Or does it not matter as long as brown is still brown?

10/10 for ferule crimping.

Just a heads up, tried your code on the unilite velocity bag but didn’t work mate.

Does the switch fuse not need down rating to a value lower than that of the main fuse?

How much is bold?

Personally I would of used a 25mm split con instead of the SWA. A lot easier to fit, lighter, more flexible, can just use a stuffing gland. When its visible, run a bit of 25mm conduit to give it a little protection. Non the less, great install.

was good but that armoured gland was hashtag painful

Better looking at the slack then looking for the slack.

Hi an Aussie electrician here, just wondering why is it so low, is that a law or some other reason. Thanks

Why do you need 25mm2 for earth? Normal earth current is tiny, fault current would only be present for mS and its magnitude would depend on how good' a live to earth short is. 25 mm2 cable seems crazy considering the earth size in twin and earth. What scenario demands this? Lightning strike?

Hey is that the unilite uk 1 knife?

So is it most common to have a single phase in residential in the UK? I am from Sweden and we only have three phase here in everything from residential to commercial buildings. With that in mind, Do you also run pumps,fan motors and electrical stoves on single phase?

Really enjoyed your video first time viewer really neat and tidy job

3g25mm? How big is this house?!

All those tools but no Marksman? Great video though, I don't think anyone could get more space than that to put a board in

not from uk why are all neutral connected to the rail above?

Yes dude! You actually show the real shit! Exactly the scenarios you fall into. Excellent content

You funked up putting that 25mm earth on the right side mate should of ran it right behind at the back plus connect all your earth's before putting an rcbo in you'd take too long doing a consumer unit for me that's 2 hours work max

A thought you were not allowed to fit consumer units under stairs anymore

SWA not bolted to CU 😮😅 ?

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