On 24/03/2019 09:52, ARW wrote:
On 24/03/2019 00:17, John Rumm wrote:
On 23/03/2019 09:23, ARW wrote:
On 22/03/2019 20:18, wrote:
On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 11:29:13 PM UTC, ARW wrote:

If you go ahead with it I'll post a few more tips than the wiki
article
about real life CU swaps.

I'd be interested in that anyway if you have the time? Would it be
worth adding to the article?


John or NT usually add anything worthwhile I post to the wiki.

So here are a couple of tips that would apply if I had more than 2
hours to swap a CU!

OK I have woven some extra stuff into the existing article based on
these comments.



Anyone one else (including yourself) got any other tips?

Make sure you have plenty of light, and try and find a way of getting
comfortable to work - be it suitable ladder or stool to stand / sit on,
and perhaps even some coats / cushions etc to prop against in those
horrible understairs cupboard working situations.

(for the latter, taking the cupboard door off its hinges can yield a bit
more wriggle room)

I generally get a couple of hours to swap a CU (plus time to test). It
usually takes me 90 minutes to prep it up and mount the board with the
cables where I want them. The last 30 minutes is fitting the live,
neutrals and MCBs or RCBOs.

Must admit I don't think I have ever timed doing it...


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Cheers,

John.

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