Posted for DJK from Ireland:
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This is from a 4 bedroom house. The top row are 10 amp (Lights), Cooker is 32amp, 20amp (Immersion) 10amp (Boiler + Pumps [heating system controls, for some reason the entire heating system.. boiler,
pumps, timers etc.. is connected via a 5amp double pole switched spur as the only item on that radial circuit.

The black marks are just dust. There were a LOT of cobwebs [Linked Image]

It's an installation dating from the 1970s originally. Although the age of this unit isn't quite clear. It does pre-date current RCD requirements as only the sockets are RCD protected.

We're adding more lights so that top row will be a lot fuller and as they're "touchable" and include plug-in switch controlled free standing
lamps, we're going to RCD protect them. Should be easy enough there's still space on the board [Linked Image]

This unit is VERY typical though. Older ones are identical the only difference being that the breakers would all be neozed (or even diazed) fuses.

(note the main fuse!)


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 05-12-2003).]