in this video, we're going to look at the new consumer unit and switchgear from Lewden
we've got some really exciting products to have a look at in this video the first one that we're
going to discuss is this brand new consumer unit from Lewden along with what i've got in this little
box right here that's quite exciting but more on that in just a moment now over the past few years
the popularity of Lewden products has absolutely gone through the roof I'm sure you'd agree
and with this new consumer unit it looks like that is only going to go from strength to strength so
let's have a look under the bonnet as it were and have a look at some of those key features
of this new form consumer unit now the first thing that will probably strike you about this
is the change in the front lid we've now got this lovely angled front here that combines
with the lid and then creates this kind of nice sweeping element on the front of the board so
i'm sure you'll agree that that is a very handsome looking piece of equipment now
the very best innovations in history don't leave behind the parts that were already working well
and there's absolutely no exception here if you look on the bottom you can see we've still got the
innovative square knockouts that we've come to love along with those critical circular
knockouts in the appropriate places then if we open it up and have a look inside you get an idea
of what's going on in here now one of the things that you're always looking for
inside a consumer unit is plenty of space and you can see that this box here leaves plenty of
room for dressing your cables in nice and neatly now speaking of room that brings me on to this
little box here and what it contains you'll notice that the board has been loaded with individual
RCBOs however never content with accepting just the status quo and going on as before Lewden have
developed this what's inside here and this is a new miniature rcbo and if we just sit that next to
the existing RCBOs you can see there that there is a significant difference in size there look
at that now just think about how much more space will be available if this entire board is made up
of these miniature RCBOs instead of the normal sized ones there'll be loads and loads of space
for routing your cables and making connections easily also if we zoom in nice and close down here
we can see this symbol and this symbol just underneath the switch indicates that this rcbo
is an A type meaning that the RCBO will still operate when up to six milliamps of dc current
is leaked into the system by typical electronic loads or perhaps photovoltaic panels really
it's likely that this type of rcbo will become the absolute base standard for installation work in
due time so it's nice to know that this product has been future-proofed now here at efix we
love products that make electricians lives easier and this is definitely one of those products
because as well as being compact and a-type it's also double pole now that means that it can be
used for circuits that require both the line and the neutral disconnecting but it goes a little
bit further because it also makes maintenance and testing easier and safer once it's switched
off both the line and the neutral conductors can be isolated allowing for safe work to take place
on the circuit but it also makes testing easier because you won't get any false results when say
you're carrying out your insulation resistance testing as you can see this can be tested in
isolation without removing any conductors how much easier is that so as LEWDEN continued to develop
and be used in more and more installations it's really good and reassuring to know that they've
got you covered with quality products like the ones that we've looked at today but as always we
want to hear from you what are your thoughts on this new consumer unit and miniature rcbo
from luden please leave your comments below particularly if you've got any thoughts on
the old AC type RCD do you think it's still got a place in the industry or do you think that it's
time that it was consigned to the history books whatever your thoughts are please leave them
in the comments below all that remains in this video is to say thank you very much for watching