Amendment 3 to BS7671: 2008 (Amendment 3) of the IET Wiring Regulations was published in January this year. As a result, Electrium has launched Amendment 3 compliant domestic consumer units for both its Crabtree and Wylex brands:
Amendment 3 to BS7671 IET Wiring Regulations (published January 2015) requires that consumer units (and similar switchgear assemblies) for use in domestic household premises shall have their enclosures manufactured from non-combustible material (regulation 421.1.201).
This UK regulation gives an example of non-combustible material as ferrous metal. To meet the requirements of this new regulation Wylex has launched the UK's largest and most comprehensive range of consumer units in all metal non-combustible enclosures.
To download the Wylex NM consumer unit catalogue, and discover the products that you need to use to comply with this important new safety standard, click https://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/wylex-launch-amendment-3-consumer-units
Crabtree has also launched a comprehensive range of consumer units in all-metal non-combustible enclosures. Download the Starbreaker AM3 consumer unit catalogue, and discover the products that you need to use to comply with this important new safety standard – go to: https://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/crabtree-launch-amendment-3-consumer-units
Amendment 3 explained
Amendment 3 requires that switchgear and consumer unit enclosures be manufactured from non-combustible material or be enclosed in a cabinet or enclosure constructed from non-combustible material and to comply with BSEN 61419-3.
Voltimum UK users can find out more about the new (Amendment 3) regulations for consumer units in domestic household premises with a video by Electrium, which owns the Crabtree and Wylex brands, among others. Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttNGITvvkj4&feature=youtu.be