buy a bigger panel no need then to extend the cables!

buy a bigger panel no need then to extend the cables!

You joint behind it?

Arfur

So if there are regs for how much space is behind a panel, all the panels I've seen mounted in lofts between 2 bits of timber dont comply????

No they don't

rarly with a gal as it has that huge opening.

but i think it rasies an issue i hadnt thought of before.

You say a 'huge' opening, is this because those that use it are very short sighted, or is this Reg to prevent rodents nesting in galaxi panels? .

Wonder how msny panels out there i've seen the case stood off on conduit connectors or cable glands?

Sometimes the chosen position surface is so ruff or poor you have to fit a board to stop warping the case if nothing else, beer cellars in old boozers come to mind (not old boozers in the cellar before anyone chimes in ).

Arfur

Edited January 9, 201115 yr by arfur mo

No they don't

To be clear, regs say batten off is totally banned or has a maximum thickness?

You could use 2 bits if scaffold planks side by side, but any gap between then it would not then comply?

Do seem a petty rule, what's the harm as long as case is secured properly, screwed through batten into main building structure and tampered to the same? (i.e. not to the batten).

Some houses have tiles, no choice but ti drill through to battens to fix EWD's, proper back tamper can get real tricky.

Arfur

Edited January 9, 201115 yr by arfur mo

I think caution should be used when not using existing structure ie adding something that could be argued is weaker than the wall. As I said its something I hadn't thought of before, ie spacing, i wouldn't leave the back open.

Guess most would be the same, panels differ in how much space there is, but what us 'acceptable' to one is different to another engineer.

A decent void behind aids wiring ease snd panel neatness, arguments both ways could be had.

Arfur

You could drive a bus behind a TS790

i see that as a tsi challange?