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Is there an optimal position for locating the Consumer unit from an electrician's perspective?

  • 29-11-2025 07:38AM
    #1
    Calahonda52
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    Thanks as always

    All external walls will have a service cavity as will all ceilings so no cables in the attic, no recessed lighting, no chasing external walls and no perforations through the airtightness membrane.

    Internal walls in the main with be stud

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  • #2
    meercat
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    if it were me I’d put it in the pantry

    It’d be fairly central for cable runs

    Flush mounted 3 row

    It’s unlikely to be in the way of appliances or built in units in the utility room

    Is there no plant room for heat pumps/ heat exchanger

    I’d place it here or one of the hallways


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  • #3
    Buffman
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    The location of the ESB meter will generally dictate where the main CU can go due to meter tail lengths, definitely something you should discuss with your electrician as part of the system design.

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  • #4
    Lenar3556
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124028863#Comment_124028863

    Yes, although unless the run was exceptionally long, (and/or you had exceptionally long final circuits) it’s unlikely to present a practical issue in a domestic house.



  • #5
    Calahonda52
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124032130#Comment_124032130

    Thanks

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