Spot on PaulUK!!
Each room is on a 30A Radial, with its own two carier fuse box, a 5A for the light and a 15A for the room power radial. The coin meters have been "bypassed" by doubling up the phase on input lug, so basically they are just there for show. With all of us having at least one computer, we'd be pretty miffed at having to put another 50p in the meter every few hours!
Al - A "bed sit" is a single accommodation unit, much like a "dorm". Depending on the setup it may have cooking and washing facilities, ours are just simple bed rooms.
What you cannot read, just below the main switch, is "Total Load Not to Exceed 100A", Hmmmm. I've never pulled the cariers to see just what they do feed, but i do know there are six rooms on 30A radials. There are two showers installed, so most likely a 30A each. The first (32A) breaker (from left) is the communal ring main and some of the kitchen. The second (32A) breaker has three 2.5mm T&E (Our equivilent to Romex??) attached and isolates the boiler and ??, but as individual circuits each wire would not be rated for that 30A breaker (a story in its self - notice the discolouration of the panel above it).
The 5A (White) carrier is for the communal lights. The spare 5A carier on top was originally in place of the first 30A breaker (???) Which i questioned when we moved in. The electrician just pulled it and left it at that. They got a call a day later from us complaining that our freezer had defrosted and ruined my ice cream!
Ash
[This message has been edited by LiveWireUK (edited 10-12-2004).]
