Electrical

Can you chase mains wires when rewriting/relocating consumer unit?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.40 PM

Hi I just had my house gutted out and also rewirred at the same time. My consumer unit has moved 2 meteres higher than it originally was. It is now above my front door. My electrician has chased all the wires for light switches and sockets as I specifically said I don't like when you use trucking (the surface mounted plastic boxes - if that's what it's called). However for the thick main live, neutral and earth cables going from the old consumer unit to the new consumer unit has been put inside a trucking box and is surface mounted. He tells me it is regulation. Is this true? Thanks Zed EDIT: thanks B.E electrical. I posted on another forum and was told the same. But was also told that if I use a metal trucking and it is within the safe zone then I won't need the RCD?