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<blockquote data-quote="Wooglepoops" data-source="post: 535084" data-attributes="member: 35709"><p>Hey Guys, </p><p>So I was in a consumer unit today to find the previous electrician hadn't had the required Breaker for the consumer unit. </p><p>It was a 20A pv job run in 4mm to the top of the 20A Breaker, </p><p>Then the busbar had been removed from the underneath so it would fit and another piece of 4mm connected to the underside of another Breaker with the busbar. </p><p>Obviously it's rough, but without installing a new busbar (if I can find one for this oldish board) or a new smaller garage unit there's nothing more I can do. </p><p>What are the risks of leaving it like this as the Breaker been 20A on a 4mm cable this should cut out way before the cable deteriorates. Assuming the breaker is faulty and doesn't trip the rcd should come into force as soon as the cable breaks so it should be covered? </p><p>Just need to notify on test sheet but want full on reasoning... </p><p>Cheers for the help <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍🏻" title="Thumbs up: light skin tone :thumbsup_tone1:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d-1f3fb.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup_tone1:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wooglepoops, post: 535084, member: 35709"] Hey Guys, So I was in a consumer unit today to find the previous electrician hadn't had the required Breaker for the consumer unit. It was a 20A pv job run in 4mm to the top of the 20A Breaker, Then the busbar had been removed from the underneath so it would fit and another piece of 4mm connected to the underside of another Breaker with the busbar. Obviously it's rough, but without installing a new busbar (if I can find one for this oldish board) or a new smaller garage unit there's nothing more I can do. What are the risks of leaving it like this as the Breaker been 20A on a 4mm cable this should cut out way before the cable deteriorates. Assuming the breaker is faulty and doesn't trip the rcd should come into force as soon as the cable breaks so it should be covered? Just need to notify on test sheet but want full on reasoning... Cheers for the help 👍🏻 [/QUOTE]
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