January 30Jan 30 comment_55705 Our recent fire risk assessment says we need a fire-resistant enclosure around the communal electrical distribution board. BS 7671 compliant. The issue is that the board runs right up to the ceiling, so there’s no vertical space above it, and there’s also a very thick incoming cable entering from the floor at the bottom. So a simple overbox won't do. We initially thought about building a box around it, but read that using MDF (or standard timber) wouldn’t meet fire-resistance requirements? What’s the usual or accepted way to enclose something like this when there’s no space above? Report
February 5Feb 5 Author comment_55725 The switches are in metal boxes. An electrician has had a look at it and said it would pass EICR inspection. Just trying to work out the enclosure requirements. Report
February 9Feb 9 comment_55732 A non combustible housing to current Wiring regs goes some way to reducing the risk, usually fire resistant cupboards are of plasterboard & stud or Glasroc & stud (which allows for the use of thinner boards) Report
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