Best CCU is Schneider...Oh no it isn't. Anyone tried Chintz?

[Marti]

I know I'm going to regret askin' but I never learn so here are two contentious question in one.
The best CCU, and by "best" I mean plenty of installation room, good quality screw fixings and reliable RCDs / RCBOs. Personally, I still like Schneider; maybe because that's what I trained on. The high price has minimal impact on the final invoice but maybe I'm fooling myself?

Separately, Has anyone tried Chintz from Screwfix? Saw them at the electrician's Show (not difficult to find, no bloody stands this year) and they appeared to be good quality but I know only fitting a few will tell and that's customer service risk. I did run a search in here as I assumed this question had been done to death but no luck.

Now, who's got my tin 'at!

 

[telectrix]

Only time I saw a chint install I was testing it for an EICR and lost every one of the RCBOs blew up when I tested them. I had to go back and replace at least 80% of all the RCBOs that were in the board.
I'd never use Chint.

what did you test them with.... a hammer???

 

[Bobster]

what did you test them with.... a hammer???

1000v IR test

 

[DPG]

Only time I saw a chint install I was testing it for an EICR and lost every one of the RCBOs blew up when I tested them. I had to go back and replace at least 80% of all the RCBOs that were in the board.
I'd never use Chint.

What tests were you doing when this happened?

 

[Bengaz]

We've used Chint for 6 months now. We have fitted over 100 boards, we have never had one single failure of any component.
We got stuck last week and fitted an MK board. Absolutely horrible after using chint. Prices are exactly the same too.
Our inspector recommended solid links on a TT system (without a main time delay RCD) therefore Chint was the only make I could get at the time with the solid links, These solid links IMO are WAY higher quality that any board sporting the shitty flexible (messy) links.

 

[DPG]

Ooohhh, he swore!!!

 

[EbolaSideRoom]

We've used Chint for 6 months now. We have fitted over 100 boards, we have never had one single failure of any component.
We got stuck last week and fitted an MK board. Absolutely horrible after using chint. Prices are exactly the same too.
Our inspector recommended solid links on a TT system (without a main time delay RCD) therefore Chint was the only make I could get at the time with the solid links, These solid links IMO are WAY higher quality that any board sporting the shitty flexible (messy) links.

That’s interesting. Did your inspector qualify their recommendation for solid links rather than flexible for TT installations?

 

[EbolaSideRoom]

And I have to agree, inside those Chint boards do look tons better than MK (or Hager, for that matter, or Crabtree...)

 

[Wilko]

Hi - Inspector may be thinking about the flexible leads coming loose and flopping about inside the metal CU. Not likely to happen if they're tightened up in the first place, just saying.