SBS Trade consumer units

[nicebutdim]

Mini RCBO Double Pole

Mini RCBO Double Pole

www.liveelectrical.co.uk

I think you or someone else linked to these RCBOs before, but no one in the UK appears to stock them.

Mad to think that hundreds of BG dual RCD boards from Screwfix will be fitted up and down the UK this week, yet not a single Live dual busbar board as virtually no one knows of their existence and absolutely no one can buy one. Pretty much sums up the state of the industry.

 

[Simon47]

That's the ones. I'll admit it's hard browsing a lot of sites on a tiny mobile phone screen like I was earlier
One of the things SBS did was make his own bus bars to requirements. Live don't have an equivalent to connect a number of the mini RCBOs (L&N within one module space) to the main switch (L&N in separate module spaces), and the L&N bus bar they do have is only 63A rating. That's going to be a bit of a problem if we could find a supplier of the RCBOs.
But that's moot sooner or later, even if AFDD mandatory for everything is an April's Fool that some of us fell for, it's going to be along sooner or later - then we'll be back to neutral fly leads and massive devices.

 

[nicebutdim]

That's the ones. I'll admit it's hard browsing a lot of site on a tiny mobile phone screen like I was earlier

They aren't easy to find and more difficult again is finding an option to construct a suitable dual busbar enclosure. Given the lack of availability, or even information online, it's possible these are included in Live's online catalogue solely due to manufacture for SBS.

 

[Simon47]

I really doubt that SBS would buy enough for it to be cost effective to make a version just for them.

 

[nicebutdim]

I really doubt that SBS would buy enough for it to be cost effective to make a version just for them.

That was my initial thought, but it seems strange that the Live version doesn't appear to be held in stock anywhere worldwide.

 

[mainline]

That was my initial thought, but it seems strange that the Live version doesn't appear to be held in stock anywhere worldwide.

David Savery bought them all up.

 

[LukeD]

Shame.... but how could they eve compete with the like of ~Fusebox etc ?

 

[DPG]

Shame.... but how could they eve compete with the like of ~Fusebox etc ?

But to be fair, who'd have thought Fusebox would do as well as they did when they first started?

 

[nicebutdim]

But to be fair, who'd have thought Fusebox would do as well as they did when they first started?

Indeed, but they gave themselves every chance with aggressive marketing, competitive pricing and concerted efforts to get their product into wholesalers.

 

[pc1966]

I really doubt that SBS would buy enough for it to be cost effective to make a version just for them.

A lot of the EU mandated DP MCBs and RCBOs so I suspect that is the primary market for dual busbars.

But they should have become the norm decades ago so RCBO were all neat and compact, not the spaghetti junction in many CU. Even if MCB were still SP in the UK they could have had just a pass-through for N and still used a common busbar as appears to be the SBS case.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Legrand make various dual bus bars either staggered or straight at various pitch's, you can find them on the RS web site.

 

[nicebutdim]

Getting back to the point in hand; Live have a range of RCBOs in their catalogue which are intended for use with dual busbars, but no sign of a dual busbar for use in any of their enclosures and there is no availability of these RCBOs worldwide. This all seems rather odd.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Schneider also manufacture the dual bus bars: A9XPH212 | Schneider Electric Acti 9 2 Phase Busbar, 415V ac, 18mm Pitch | RS - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/busbars/7762720 some will baulk at the price, but don't forget it's two bus bars.

 

[nicebutdim]

I don't see that pointing out devices from other manufacturers is going to be of any future help of owners of SBS boards.

It has been claimed that SBS devices were manufactured by Live so, while we're digging up information, anything on that front may be of use.

 

[timhoward]

Schneider also manufacture the dual bus bars: A9XPH212 | Schneider Electric Acti 9 2 Phase Busbar, 415V ac, 18mm Pitch | RS - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/busbars/7762720 some will baulk at the price, but don't forget it's two bus bars.

On the RS ones the L and N spacing remains 1 module apart along it's length so it wouldn't work with the devices we are talking about.
Most of us wouldn't want to be reckless with mixing manufacturers gear inside a consumer unit too.
We really need something made by SBS or in the same supply tree.