Brushed Steel Screwless plate - which Brand?

[Leesparkykent]

Ok all. This is so helpful. I will ask customer to order Schneider 1-2 for comparison. Never done flat plat before. So generally a pain to fit? Do you usually get the finish that the customer must be hoping to get?

Schneider flat plate is around £17 a socket where BG nexus flat plate is around £7.

 

[Octopus]

Ok all. This is so helpful. I will ask customer to order Schneider 1-2 for comparison. Never done flat plat before. So generally a pain to fit? Do you usually get the finish that the customer must be hoping to get?

Why don't you get the products?

 

[NDG Elecs]

Just to expand on Lee's post #16....you can get the Schneider screw-visible flat plate version for around eleven squid. They have a nice foam gasket on the rear and look decent. See pic. Doddle to fit, though sometimes you have to push the top and bottom lugs out of the way.

PS. I just aligned the screws for Dave OCD!!

 

[NDG Elecs]

Ok all. This is so helpful. I will ask customer to order Schneider 1-2 for comparison. Never done flat plat before. So generally a pain to fit? Do you usually get the finish that the customer must be hoping to get?

Finish is as decent as the wall surface to some extent. Generally need deeper back boxes for the screwless defo, although the BG stuff was pretty forgiving. The Schneider screwless are a bit annoying as they have a plastic surround that is a touch prone to movement when fitting. I would say go for either the BG screwless or the Schneider screwy-seeable ones..

 

[Jon Lee]

Ok perfect so I am hearing that BG srewless are not bad quality and for the price they represent good value.....

 

[stummish]

I've fitted more than my fair share of flat screw less, and I prefer the schneider ultimate range over all others. 35mm back box is a must, as is a decent plasterer. They also seem to do every type accessory you could think of, which some brands don't seem to do.

Never had one fail, build quality is spot on, and the front plate is easily replaced incase customer scratches one, or they redecorate and want a new style.

You get what you pay for, and you pay heavily for schneider, but I think they're worth it.

 

[Toneyz]

I've fitted more than my fair share of flat screw less, and I prefer the schneider ultimate range over all others. 35mm back box is a must, as is a decent plasterer. They also seem to do every type accessory you could think of, which some brands don't seem to do.

Never had one fail, build quality is spot on, and the front plate is easily replaced incase customer scratches one, or they redecorate and want a new style.

You get what you pay for, and you pay heavily for schneider, but I think they're worth it.

A lot will depend upon discount wholesaler can offer.

 

[ipf]

Schneider Ultimate for me....but pricey. Never needed deep boxes, though.

 

[Toneyz]

Schneider Ultimate for me....but pricey. Never needed deep boxes, though.

Did it used to be the GET brand ?.

 

[123]

Did it used to be the GET brand ?.

Yes

 

[ipf]

GET, yes.....only thing I don't like are the telephone outlets...absolute rubbish connections.

 

[NDG Elecs]

GET, yes.....only thing I don't like are the telephone outlets...absolute rubbish connections.

Yeah they are bizarre in my view. The connections felt very very flimsy. I even rang Schneider tech help to be sure it was correct and they were initially adamant it was IDC terms . The blokey had no idea what I was on about and I ended up sending him a photo to show him!! To be fair he got back to me really quick.

But yes, they are terrible terminals. Maybe the worst I have ever seen.

 

[MJPD29]

from personal experience I would not use BG flat plate screwless they are poorly made and flimsy. In all honesty I wouldn't use a single BG product I've had a few problems with different items

 

[mydigitalhome]

Get Ultimate screwless for me with black insert.