gluedtopc Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Hi, our fuse box is in an enclosed place in the old pantry. We would like to move it to an unused cupboard in the living room. It’s around 7 or 8 metres away. Will it be ok to get that done along with some rewiring or are there problems with the distance? Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butlers Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I had this situation. No great problem. From.memory if the" fuse board" is more than 3 m from the electric companies servicehead a isolating fuse has to be fitted.. Fuseboards go by Consumer Units these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 As above. If you need the fuse box (consumer unit) moving then you would probably need a complete rewire to cope with the difference in distance of the wiring you presently have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, apelike said: As above. If you need the fuse box (consumer unit) moving then you would probably need a complete rewire to cope with the difference in distance of the wiring you presently have. Yes I realise that. I was interested in the length of cables to the proposed new fuse board. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovrappeso Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, apelike said: As above. If you need the fuse box (consumer unit) moving then you would probably need a complete rewire to cope with the difference in distance of the wiring you presently have. Couldn't the existing cables be extended by means of junction boxes? As long as the earth fault loop impedance test readings for each circuit were still ok. I cannot see that 8 metres additional length would make much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, sovrappeso said: Couldn't the existing cables be extended by means of junction boxes? As long as the earth fault loop impedance test readings for each circuit were still ok. I cannot see that 8 metres additional length would make much difference. It’s not worth it thanks. The existing fuse box is bang next to the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, gluedtopc said: It’s not worth it thanks. The existing fuse box is bang next to the meter. Do you want to move the meter as well as consumer unit? If the cable length from meter to CU is more than 3m, then you'll need to fit a fused switch at the meter end of the cable. Edited July 18, 2021 by Bargepole23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Thanks for that. No, the meters’ staying where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, gluedtopc said: Thanks for that. No, the meters’ staying where it is. In which case, just extend the cables to the new location from the old with a junction box where the CU was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Bargepole23 said: In which case, just extend the cables to the new location from the old with a junction box where the CU was. That’s the idea. My opening question was wether the distance to the new consumer unit was too long but posters on here seem to say it’s ok. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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