[Broadback]

The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators. Unfortunately this has become loose, two screws and
insulators are missing. To refasten it are the insulators necessary?

[The Wanderer]

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:21:41 +0100, Broadback wrote:

The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators.

The meter board and stand-off spacers are - or were - supplied by your
local electricity distribution company. Ring them, tell them it's coming
loose and could they kindly refix it back to the wall.

Having said that, the old area boards always used to be a bit sniffy about
consumer units being mounted on the meter board......

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

[R]

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators. Unfortunately this has become loose, two screws and insulators
are missing. To refasten it are the insulators necessary?

I'd have thought not as mine looks like they aren't insulators just spacers.

A suitable spacer from a batten would do the trick

[EricP]

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:17:55 +0100, "R" wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
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The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators. Unfortunately this has become loose, two screws and insulators
are missing. To refasten it are the insulators necessary?

I'd have thought not as mine looks like they aren't insulators just spacers.

A suitable spacer from a batten would do the trick

Cotton reels.

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On 16 Apr, 10:21, Broadback wrote:
The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators. Unfortunately this has become loose, two screws and
insulators are missing. To refasten it are the insulators necessary?

I think theyre to keep condensation off the electrical equipment,
theyre not insulators specifically.


NT

[Stephen Dawson]

wrote in message
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On 16 Apr, 10:21, Broadback wrote:
The incoming fuse box, meter and consumer unit are mounted on a piece of
ply. This was fixed to the wall with four wood screws through stand off
insulators. Unfortunately this has become loose, two screws and
insulators are missing. To refasten it are the insulators necessary?

I think theyre to keep condensation off the electrical equipment,
theyre not insulators specifically.


NT

Nope you are all wrong, we used to call them meter board mints, and they're
purpose is to prevent the damp proof course being breached.
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Regards

Stephen Dawson
Fox Electrical Services Ltd
www.foxelectrical.co.uk