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Evening All,
We have been having a few issues this week with faulty gear from click scolmore, blue lugs snapping off the bezels on inceptor micro downlights, mode double sockets only working on one side etc. When I spoke to quality control today I am the only wholesaler in the uk with these complaints from my customers, anybody else having issues could you please let me know? I like to supply good quality items and have never had any issues until this week? Any feedback would be much appreciated
 
Thanks Richard, that's the one big advantage the interchangeable modules with the click range, just out of curiosity what wiring accessories are your go to brand? We have been looking at Hager as we sell there consumer units, very impressed with the quality but the price is a bit steep, any thoughts?
 
My go to brand is BG because my local wholesaler stocks BG and MK and I would not touch MK with a barge pole.
BG has some design problems and some good design features, the arrangement of terminals in their fused spurs is annoying and I have had a reasonable number of sockets fail on overheating when used with 13A loads but in general they seem to be good.
I might well use Click as standard if I did not have to go 40 miles to get them (and receive the wrong colour of white!), but I do like the brushed chrome deco. Hager I do not know about as I have never used them, Crabtree seem OK.
 
Had a problem yesterday with 2 gang outdoor switch, 3 of the 4 screws holding the switch to the back box pulled through the plastic and I had to use some M4 washers under the screw heads in order to get it to fit [ was an hour's journey there and back from supplier]. Also had a problem last Easter weekend with outdoor single sockets where the threads were stripping when trying to fit socket to back box, manager of local Eddies opened up for me at 5.00 pm on Easter Saturday so that I could change them for MK.
Generally do not use Scolmore, I normally use Legrand for everyday accessories and MK or GET for outdoor accessories.
 
Generally love scolmore accessories and stuff however their light fittings are different matter suggest look elsewhere like Orluna ask for Paul Simmonds or PhotonStarLED Neil Fuller they have both proved superb in service and fantastic products. Pay a bit more and have very happy customers, otherwise Ansell are a safe choice.
 
I now avoid Scolmore Click Flow lighting connectors, the cord grip is poor (virtually non-existent on 1.0mm)... I actually spoke with Scolmore tech about this and he hinted they were looking at this. That was over a year ago, as far as I know nothing has changed or they maybe they have huge stocks to shift before any design improvement will be made.
 
I now avoid Scolmore Click Flow lighting connectors, the cord grip is poor (virtually non-existent on 1.0mm)... I actually spoke with Scolmore tech about this and he hinted they were looking at this. That was over a year ago, as far as I know nothing has changed or they maybe they have huge stocks to shift before any design improvement will be made.

What one of these;

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Use them all the time, cord grip is fine?
 
The click range of lighting switches and second fixes all have 25mm long screws which are too short so obviously designed for New builds with fast fix boxes but when used for renovations you have to supply your own 3.5mms (50 and 75mm long)
Apart from that I like the 'curves'!
 
Oh and the FCUs are obviously designed for new build because they don't have a flex outlet or even provision of making one yourself!
 

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