Consumer Units Archives

How To Install Meter Tails To Consumer Units

|Date: 13 December, 2018

How To Install Meter Tails To Consumer Units

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, advises on installing meter tails to consumer units at new ...

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, advises on installing meter tails to consumer units at new build properties. When replacing a consumer unit the original meter tails are often retained u ...

13 December, 2018
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18th Edition: How Will RCD Selection Work?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

18th Edition: How Will RCD Selection Work?

Chaz Andrews, Technical Manager at Doepke UK, discusses the latest updates regarding consumer units and R ...

Chaz Andrews, Technical Manager at Doepke UK, discusses the latest updates regarding consumer units and RCD use. Type AC residual current protection has been applied in UK domestic premises, with litt ...

29 June, 2018
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How to Replace Consumer Units: Part 2

|Date: 14 April, 2018

How to Replace Consumer Units: Part 2

Following up on last month’s first instalment, NAPIT's Paul Chaffers, explains how best to tackle this im ...

Following up on last month’s first instalment, NAPIT's Paul Chaffers, explains how best to tackle this important job on domestic premises without making it difficult for the installer and the customer ...

14 April, 2018
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How To Replace Consumer Units: Part 1

|Date: 15 March, 2018

How To Replace Consumer Units: Part 1

NAPIT Regional Inspections Manager, Paul Chaffers, explains how best to tackle this important job on dome ...

NAPIT Regional Inspections Manager, Paul Chaffers, explains how best to tackle this important job on domestic premises without making it difficult for the installer and the customer. Consumer units (C ...

15 March, 2018
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Product Test: Schneider Electric Easy9+ Consumer Unit

|Date: 10 May, 2016

Product Test: Schneider Electric Easy9+ Consumer Unit

PE tester, Kelly Vincent, gives us her verdict on the Easy9+ Consumer Unit from Schneider Electric. The f ...

PE tester, Kelly Vincent, gives us her verdict on the Easy9+ Consumer Unit from Schneider Electric. The first thing you’ll notice about this consumer unit is that, aesthetically, it certainly is styli ...

10 May, 2016
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Watch: Europa Components Consumer Unit Demo

|Date: 30 March, 2016

Watch: Europa Components Consumer Unit Demo

The Europa Components E-Line range of Amendment 3 compliant consumer units have been aesthetically design ...

The Europa Components E-Line range of Amendment 3 compliant consumer units have been aesthetically designed for installation in domestic households. An overview of the new Europa Components 3rd Amendm ...

30 March, 2016
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NAPIT Consumer Units Leaflet

|Date: 29 February, 2016

NAPIT Consumer Units Leaflet

NAPIT issues Amendment 3 update for consumers. NAPIT has created a leaflet for installers to present to t ...

NAPIT issues Amendment 3 update for consumers. NAPIT has created a leaflet for installers to present to their customers on the recent changes brought about by Amendment 3 to the 17th Edition Wiring Re ...

29 February, 2016
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Watch: Crabtree Starbreaker Installation

|Date: 25 January, 2016

Watch: Crabtree Starbreaker Installation

Electrium's Crabtree Starbreaker range featured in last week's Consumer Units Series. Fewer interconnecti ...

Electrium's Crabtree Starbreaker range featured in last week's Consumer Units Series. Fewer interconnecting cables give increased wiring space and the large knockouts, for rear cable entry, means that ...

25 January, 2016
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Consumer Units Series: MK Electric

|Date: 21 January, 2016

Consumer Units Series: MK Electric

Product Tester Mike Melnyk gives us his opinion on the MK Sentry Range from MK Electric. MK Electric prov ...

Product Tester Mike Melnyk gives us his opinion on the MK Sentry Range from MK Electric. MK Electric provides a complete consumer unit solution; offering pre-populated configurations, ensuring there i ...

21 January, 2016
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Product Test: Contactum Consumer Units

|Date: 20 January, 2016

Product Test: Contactum Consumer Units

PE Product Tester Gary Fisher gets acquainted with the Defender range of metal consumer units from Contac ...

PE Product Tester Gary Fisher gets acquainted with the Defender range of metal consumer units from Contactum. So the 1st January has been and gone and now, in compliance with regulation 421.1.201 in A ...

20 January, 2016
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