Exploding Wylex RCBO

[electricians]

I think we are all aware that Wylex ( and other electrium brands ) have recently recalled many MCB from the market place due to a fault .

We use Wylex RCBO for many of our domestic installations and are now getting many problems with exploding RCBO . Well maybe "exploding" is a bit strong , but they go wil an allmighty bang .

We have sent 20 back which have been checked and tested , they say we have damaged them using insulation resistance testing which is not true .

Has anyone else had these problem ?

As an electrical contractor we are slightly concerened about the number of boards we are fitting using these products . Going back to them , like with the MCB , would be a horrible task

ta

Ronnie

 

[mogga]

I have a small wholesaler friend in glasgow who has a few customers with Wylex problems and he wasnt told of the recall till last month

 

[electricians]

Wow , the recall happened about 3 months ago and applies to all electrium , which is about 6 different types , they do pay you to remove old and replace

 

[not clever]

I've stopped using electrium boards due to the recall & because on 3 seperate boards I've had the casings on the rcd's crack when tightening the terminal screws.
Back to Hager boards for me.

 

[nickblake]

never had that happen with wylex , had it happen with square d loads of time when you fress the test button doesnt half make you jump

im using squared at the moment due to contractual requirements all RCBO's ,just hate the curley neutral leads