Which consumer units are best

[messimagician]

I have a very old Wylex fuse board which is need to bring up to current standard Amendment 3.

I believe my property is supplied using a TN-S

I'm looking for a new consumer unit that is 11 or 12 way but not sure which brands are best as I plan on going for all rcbo.

So far I've seen Schneider, Hager and Wylex units

Schneider do one called Resi9 that's top of range but can't find any places that sell them, I can only see the Easy 9 for sale

Hager do one called Design 30

Wylex seem well stocked but I hear their rcbos are over sensitive and trip a lot, also they have had a recall in the past so I'm not sure on their quality in today's climate

I'm just wanting some advice on what you guys like to install, money isn't an object so I'm not after any budget stuff

Can anyone post pictures of their installs, be it cabinets or new metal consumer units

 

[Andy78]

They are on isobar4 now but they are all backwards compatible as far as I know, which is also the same as the previous (v good) MK sentry range as they were rebadged MG breakers.

Not sure... I recently had dealings with a new Acti9 DB. The Acti9 branded MCBs fitted fine but Schneider branded C60 MCBs didn't seem to want to. I didn't confirm it with Schneider however.

 

[davesparks]

I may have been mistaken then, but I'm sure they are backwards compatible.
They are also still making the c60 and c120 MCBs

 

[tomspark93]

The easy 9 boards look quite nice once fitted. However, there isn't much room inside them for dressing cables and the internal design might as well have been designed by a small child. Why would you have a main switch on the right hand side of the board with the left terminal for the neutral and the right terminal for the live is beyond me. I wonder if their amendment 3 will be any better.

 

[Richard Burns]

I'm going to order the Hager unit myself for the electrician since it seems he's getting ripped off or he is charging more for this M2. just to confirm that these rcbo's are the right ones for domestic. These will be replacing two light circuits fuses, 6A B, two finals 32 B and cooker on 32A B

Unit is Hag114 VML114
Rcbo's Hag ADN106, ADN132

Gil-lec is best for prices on all these

Remember the board will only have a main switch in it no circuit breakers so there will be a lot of blanks to cover up..
The RCBO's are OK for domestic use.

 

[Andy78]

I may have been mistaken then, but I'm sure they are backwards compatible.
They are also still making the c60 and c120 MCBs

It could just have been me not jiggling it right. That's been the case in quite a few situations before.

 

[messimagician]

That's the right CU to order though if I plan to fill it with rcbo's?, I almost forgot the blanks so I'll need 9 of them

Thanks

 

[Richard Burns]

You would need to check that your electrician is happy with this choice, they are the one that has to fit the board.
The lack of knockouts might be inconvenient but for only five circuits not too bad.

 

[shanky887614]

Not sure... I recently had dealings with a new Acti9 DB. The Acti9 branded MCBs fitted fine but Schneider branded C60 MCBs didn't seem to want to. I didn't confirm it with Schneider however.

I may have been mistaken then, but I'm sure they are backwards compatible.
They are also still making the c60 and c120 MCBs

It could just have been me not jiggling it right. That's been the case in quite a few situations before.

nope there are different schneider breakers and there not all compatable with each other

the ic ones are acti9 i belive the other is the easy range but im not sure (we use ic range all the time)

 

[rob28870]

Hager do one called Design 30

Hager Design 30 is a great looking board, but probably somewhat over-engineered for most applications, have you taken a look at their far more popular Design 10 range?

Even though the board cost will probably be the smaller part of the bill compared to the labour involved changing/testing from your old one, its worth considering.