3rd Amendment Metal Consumer Unit Product review

[davesparks]

EATON/MEM CUs have always been pretty good but pretty privet

 

[R G]

I have been getting the 10 way dual Rcd high Integrity Eaton boards at denmans , £75 + vat loaded with 10 breakers of your choice or slightly more for 14 way ...

 

[shanky887614]

watchout for the schneider easy9. not enough room above Din rail for RCBOs if you want to dress the cables neatly, but a huge void below.. no room for cable loom coming from below on left, i had 10 T/E cables crammed into a 20mm wide gap between the end MCB and the casing. the RCDs are incomers at bottom instead of the top, and the main switch is arse about face.

thats your mistake easy9 are nasty acti9 are better

 

[telectrix]

have you seen the prices? £60 for an empty box. £120 for a RCD.


http://www.theelectricalwarehouse.c...cti-9-isobar4c-type-a-spn-distribution-boards

 

[Midwest]

have you seen the prices? £60 for an empty box. £120 for a RCD.


The Electrical Warehouse Offers For Sale Schneider Acti 9 Isobar4c Type A SPN Distribution Boards

Think that's the problem. Unless you buy a fully populated CU from any manufacturer, they cost silly money

 

[shanky887614]

have you seen the prices? £60 for an empty box. £120 for a RCD.


http://www.theelectricalwarehouse.c...cti-9-isobar4c-type-a-spn-distribution-boards

last time i used them we got them at cost direct and cost next to nothing

 

[davesparks]

have you seen the prices? £60 for an empty box. £120 for a RCD.


http://www.theelectricalwarehouse.c...cti-9-isobar4c-type-a-spn-distribution-boards

Well the Acti9 range are the old MG distribution boards rather than consumer units so you would expect them to be rather more costly

 

[shanky887614]

Think that's the problem. Unless you buy a fully populated CU from any manufacturer, they cost silly money

no schneider acti9 rcbo's are very expensive.

a fully populated mk board is cheaper XD

there mcbs are arund £15 each

 

[shanky887614]

Well the Acti9 range are the old MG distribution boards rather than consumer units so you would expect them to be rather more costly

your right acti9 is merlin gerin and i think easy9 are square d?

 

[telectrix]

going to try one of these on my ist amd3 board. have used the BG plastic boards as standard and had no problems. £90 inc.vat is nottoo bad.

BG 10-Way Dual RCD Metal Consumer Unit & 10 MCBs | Domestic Consumer Units | Screwfix.com

 

[davesparks]

I'll use whatever the wholesaler has on the shelf, probably contactum as that's what they've always had in the past

 

[telectrix]

might have a punt on the starbreaker metal jobby. i like the plug-in MCB idea.

 

[Midwest]

no schneider acti9 rcbo's are very expensive.



there mcbs are arund £15 each

£99.50 for a 12 way CU; Fully Populated Easy 9 12 Way Metal Distribution Board

 

[Midwest]

going to try one of these on my ist amd3 board. have used the BG plastic boards as standard and had no problems. £90 inc.vat is nottoo bad.

BG 10-Way Dual RCD Metal Consumer Unit & 10 MCBs | Domestic Consumer Units | Screwfix.com

£70 in BQ's.

 

[R G]

might have a punt on the starbreaker metal jobby. i like the plug-in MCB idea.

I used to fit loads of those and they are nice , the only problem is they are not very flexible , in the way of configuration...



The new amendment 3 has come to MKs help , with those cheap plastic carcasses they had before , nearly every lid hinge broke on those old plastic ones...