anyone had similar problems crabtree volex wylex are recalling thousands of faulty breakers back 6a 10a 16a spark im working with has had letter of wylex recalling them and replacing them
I have just got off the phone to a builder i am doing some work for who says he won't let me use Hager Circuit Breakers as they don't meet british standards. Now i am looking at their brochure and it clearly says they do. Has anyone else had this problem? Nothing is ever straight forward!!!!!!!!
Anyone know what the breaking capacity of an old style plug in MCB on a Wylex board. The breakers are 6 and 16 Amp. Am i right in putting them down as BS3871? Cheers.
hi guys,
Were will i find the infomation for what type and rating of BS EN 60898 circut breakers for specific circuts?
Ive been trying to look through the 17th edition but can seem to find anything.
thanks
Ryan Kavanagh
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Ive just finished testing a small domestic board.Everything fine untill I test the lighting circuits.Readings are as follows
R1+R2 0.89
Insulation resistance >299
Polarity OK
Earth continuity OK
These readings are for the first lighting...
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Hi Everyone , i havnt fitted one of these before and i need to do so as a retrofit into and existing panel board. the reson for this is a down grade in their load and therefore i wish to fit a protective device to protect the current wiring against the new lower load. I also intend to fit a...
I recently fitted a dual RCD MK board in a house. Everything has tested out fine but I was a bit concerned about the following readings. Ze is 0.03 ohms and the PFC is 7.3 KA. The supply transformer is just over the yard wall.
The breakers in the board are rated at the usual 6.0 KA. Do you...
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Hello,
This one is a real head scratcher and I would appreciate any help.
We have installed a 4kw PV system in a field. We ran a 10mm 3 core SWA from the inverter in the field down to a DB in an outbuilding. The outbuilding DB is a 10 way Wylex with a 100 amp main switch. The cable...
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I'm currently doing a job, where I have added an additional distribution circuit and I;m trying to get hold of either a 3-pole 63Amp MEM (MFL 633) or 100Amp MEM (MFL 1003) Moulded Case Circuit Breaker.
MEM now Eaton have told me that the MFL MCCBs are now obsolete and that they will not be...
HI all,
what BS number is the crabtree c50, if there is one?
are thay acceptable as PIR reports, say a sub main 16 amp feeding a caravan ( fixed static ) with an old ELCB?
any thoughts
regards P.:crazy:
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hi all,
just working through my inspect and test books and comparing my own house to what's in the book. i've had a look at my cu and cannot for the life of me determine the rated short circuit breaking capacity of my main switch which is a wylex wsem 63/2 63A 100mA to BS4293. everything else...
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I am after the above, in a type b 6A breaker and a 16A rcbo for a socket radial in a loft, does anyone know of a supplier who has these in stock, tried rs and they charge £70 for the rcbo and £11 for the 6A, I am sure they will be cheaper somewhere else, and its for a quickline 2 board if that...
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In the case of adjustable breakers which value goes in the column for protective device
i.e. if it a a 200a breaker and it has been tuned down to 180a?
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Hi folks,
Had a call out this afternoon to a domestic property fitted 18 months ago with a replacment c.u. and sub main to garage from dedicated breaker in the same c.u.
Db1 was wylex 6 way c.u.with 100 amp incomer, sub was 6mmt+e from main box on 32 amp rcbo, TT earetrhing and Ra was 17.8...
Hi Guys,
just wondered what everyone thought was the best domestic consumer unit in your experience and what would you put in your house.
Looking to re-wire my house and don't know whether to go with wylex or mk.
thanks
Craig
Hi all, I know there was a post about this the other day but I can't find it. Does anyone know what breakers fit Proteus boards? Got some additions to do tomorrow and I forgot to look at the form factor of the breakers, and I'm certainly not going to go into a bloody City to buy Proteus tosh...
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Ive got 8 No. 3 phase breakers:
3 C32's
1 D63
4 C16'S
All in immaculate condition, the 4 16's are boxed and litterally brand new, put in a new install and machine start up current was tripping the breaker so swapped them for D type's.
I also have single phase:
2 B32'S
1 B06
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