Consumer Unit Fire - Electrical Fire - Fuse Box Fire Will let the pictures do the talking!

[Graham Lister]

Some nice ones.





































Hope they work ok :^O

 

[Andy™]

im going to guess the cause of the fire was electrical?

 

[Graham Lister]

Picture 899 is where fire started in the cutout and there was a single phase meter in that position that blew itself up. Not sure of the cause.

 

[steptoe]

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[Ali]

WOW

 

[sprocketflup]

Obvoiusly a totally overloaded zasil tabl

 

[Nicky Tesla]

fault on 1st picture? (apart from only one cable)

 

[ProDave]

Yes what was wrong with the first one?

So the cut out / meter caught fire. WHY? Was it really overloaded? 6" nail instead of fuse? I guess you will never know.

I take it you are quoting for a rewire?

 

[steptoe]

it was a harmonised meter and only rated for 230v,

as supplied by Polska Grupa Energetyczna ,

so unable to cope with 240v :slap

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Similar fire to one i had to put right a couple of years back http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/black-museum-forum/9498-fire.html I have found some more pics that i will post later

 

[Graham Lister]

fault on 1st picture? (apart from only one cable)

The decorating is awful! No just had one cable and I thought it was strange. No reason for it!

 

[Sharpend]

Bet you had some problems getting some test results. I'd recommend to upgrade to 17th edition rather than try and do anything with that board. Oh don't forget to check your bonding sizes.

On a serious note. It clearly shows the need for a level of competence in the installing person to ensure design safety.

 

[ProDave]

On a serious note. It clearly shows the need for a level of competence in the installing person to ensure design safety.

But something is fishy to me. In this case it was the meter / head that exploded and caused the fire, NOT the CU or house wiring.

Granted the consumer might have been overloading the installation, but then I would have expected more problems with the install (not just the cowboy state of the installation)

But IF the consumer was overloading the installation, the DNO's fuse should have protected the head and the meter. That's IF there was still a fuse in the carrier.

There's more to this one that we will probably never know.

 

[Sharpend]

Concur!!

 

[Andy™]

fault on 1st picture? (apart from only one cable)

the pic may be how it was when he found it?

 

[Doc Hudson]

It is a shame more DIY homeowner cant see some of these sorts of pictures, it may make then realise some of the dangers of poor quality electrical work.

Doc H.