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Which make of Consumer Unit?
Are there any reasons to choose one make over another?
I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one section of RCBOs and a few unprotected MCBs for sheds and other things with their own RCDs - probably a total of 14 circuits. Without any reason to choose a particular manufacturer I'm drawn towards MK because I've got a few MK MCBs - is there a good reason to choose a different manufacturer? |
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On 06/03/2018 15:13, GB wrote:
On 06/03/2018 15:00, wrote: Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one section of RCBOs and a few unprotected MCBs for sheds and other things with their own RCDs - probably a total of 14 circuits. Without any reason to choose a particular manufacturer I'm drawn towards MK because I've got a few MK MCBs - is there a good reason to choose a different manufacturer? I chose MK recently, purely on the basis that I have never been let down by their gear. It may be better value to buy one of the pre-populated ones? BTW Did you recheck the tightness of your terminals on your CU? -- Adam |
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On 06/03/2018 17:41, Tim Watts wrote:
On 06/03/18 15:00, wrote: Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one section of RCBOs and a few unprotected MCBs for sheds and other things with their own RCDs - probably a total of 14 circuits. Without any reason to choose a particular manufacturer I'm drawn towards MK because I've got a few MK MCBs - is there a good reason to choose a different manufacturer? Hager is very solid and the range of devices is excellent. Also you are less likely to find you can't buy a new MCB or RCBO that fits (properly) in 10 years time like one crap brand I had dealings with. Hmm I've now seen other recommendations for Hager and a few negative comments about MK - I'll investigate further. If you can stump up the dosh, consider going all RCBOs - it's a superior system to a couple of RCDs. The plan is to put the critical stuff on RCBOs, but I'll look at the cost difference with Hager. You can't have "unprotected" MCBs for anything much now - all sockets need to be RCD protected and unless you are cunning with the cabling, the routing of that tends to demand RCD protection. Understood, but the sheds and car charger all have their own RCDs. One thing you could consider (what I did) as 14 circuits is a lot and clearly some of yours are external: Take a 40A +/- RCBO circuit to a secondary CU nearer where your external circuits go (possibly even an external building if that makes sense to run on from there) and populate that with MCBs. I'm trying to do the opposite. At the moment I have two sub mains from the garage to old Wylex fuseboards (one for lighting and one for sockets) in the centre of the house, plus a whole bunch of small CUs in the garage. I want to consolidate the whole mess into one location: probably one CU for the house and a second one for the garage, workshop, sheds and outside sockets. Keeps the clutter down in the main CU and does save a bit of dosh by putting several non critical external circuits on one RCBO. Of course, if you have critical stuff outside (eg freezer) this makes no sense... |
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On 06/03/2018 15:13, GB wrote:
On 06/03/2018 15:00, wrote: Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one section of RCBOs and a few unprotected MCBs for sheds and other things with their own RCDs - probably a total of 14 circuits. Without any reason to choose a particular manufacturer I'm drawn towards MK because I've got a few MK MCBs - is there a good reason to choose a different manufacturer? I chose MK recently, purely on the basis that I have never been let down by their gear. Now that I've looked around some more I've seen a few people moaning about MK quality. It may be better value to buy one of the pre-populated ones? Because of the number of radial circuits the pre-pop units don't have the mix I need |
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On 06/03/2018 19:46, ARW wrote:
On 06/03/2018 15:13, GB wrote: On 06/03/2018 15:00, wrote: Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one section of RCBOs and a few unprotected MCBs for sheds and other things with their own RCDs - probably a total of 14 circuits. Without any reason to choose a particular manufacturer I'm drawn towards MK because I've got a few MK MCBs - is there a good reason to choose a different manufacturer? I chose MK recently, purely on the basis that I have never been let down by their gear. It may be better value to buy one of the pre-populated ones? BTW Did you recheck the tightness of your terminals on your CU? I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. |
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On 06/03/2018 21:11, GB wrote:
On 06/03/2018 19:46, ARW wrote: BTW Did you recheck the tightness of your terminals on your CU? I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. There is no is such thing as grossly overtighten- It just means you did the job properly first time. I consider the extra time you spent rechecking them to be time well spent. Nice one. -- Adam |
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On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 15:00:12 UTC, wrote:
Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? Chint are on Deal of the Day next Thurs at Screwfix. Beware anyone booking a CU change for next Friday :-) Owain |
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On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 22:01:03 UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
I don't normally ave anything good to say about American power systems, but the fecking enormous breaker panels they install does make things much more pleasant to work with: .... makes more space for the pig's ears https://www.raderelectric.net/active...-%20before.jpg Owain |
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wrote: I chose MK recently, purely on the basis that I have never been let down by their gear. Now that I've looked around some more I've seen a few people moaning about MK quality. I've never been an MK fan. Top end prices - but definitely not top end design. And in terms of looks, well behind many others. And as for reliability in normal domestic use, not sure there's that much difference between any reputable brand. -- *Atheism is a non-prophet organization. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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ARW wrote: I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. There is no is such thing as grossly overtighten- Tighten them till they groan. ;-) -- *Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 08/03/2018 14:49, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , wrote: I chose MK recently, purely on the basis that I have never been let down by their gear. Now that I've looked around some more I've seen a few people moaning about MK quality. I've never been an MK fan. Top end prices - but definitely not top end design. And in terms of looks, well behind many others. And as for reliability in normal domestic use, not sure there's that much difference between any reputable brand. The one thing I can say for MK is that at least they make MCBs that cannot be fitted with the bus bar terminal behind the MCB terminal. But yet all schools and hospitals around my way always seem to spec MK stuff (apart from DBs). -- Adam |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. There is no is such thing as grossly overtighten- Tighten them till they groan. ;-) This is not, unfortunately, true of traditional junction boxes. -- Roger Hayter |
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On 08/03/18 14:49, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. There is no is such thing as grossly overtighten- Tighten them till they groan. ;-) Everyone knows the correct way is: Tighten it until the head snaps off; Do the replacement up slightly less tight. |
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ARW wrote: I've never been an MK fan. Top end prices - but definitely not top end design. And in terms of looks, well behind many others. And as for reliability in normal domestic use, not sure there's that much difference between any reputable brand. The one thing I can say for MK is that at least they make MCBs that cannot be fitted with the bus bar terminal behind the MCB terminal. But yet all schools and hospitals around my way always seem to spec MK stuff (apart from DBs). Probably because it's the only name the architect knows. Given it's been around for ever. -- *Filthy stinking rich -- well, two out of three ain't bad Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Roger Hayter wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , ARW wrote: I did, and they were good and tight. I suspect that means I grossly overtightened them the first time round. There is no is such thing as grossly overtighten- Tighten them till they groan. ;-) This is not, unfortunately, true of traditional junction boxes. The sort with the U shaped terminals? Best avoided. Spawn of satan. -- *If you can read this, thank a teecher Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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