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[oldtimer]

I see the big orange shed is selling a 17th edition CU for £50 no wonder its hard to do jobs with the old "How much I can buy one for £50 $&6.

 

[Amp David]

Same as Screwfix.

BG 10 way high integrity 54 quid last week.

Fitted one this week, 210 quid, bonding and tails all good, so if they want a cheap CU they can have one, i'm still charging my labout out a the same, no matter what brand i'm fitting.

Small 2 bed terrace, done a dusted by half 2

 

[Farmelectrics]

seen them myself wouldnt fit them out of choice but if the customer wants them what do you do

 

[Strima]

There's a thread already running on this very same issue http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/55252-b-q.html

 

[telectrix]

seen them myself wouldnt fit them out of choice but if the customer wants them what do you do

why not? they're a good board. i fit them as standard. never any problem.

 

[brman]

why not? they're a good board. i fit them as standard. never any problem.

glad you said that! I have done 3 quotes in the last week using the BG CU with all RCBOs. Cheaper than quite a few "branded" dual RCD CUs and it certainly looks nicer to install than the last wylex one I did!

 

[telectrix]

they even got a built-in spirit level, so there's no excuse for fixing it up pi$$ed.

 

[sedgy34]

crabtree starbreaker (HI) for me i like the enclosed busbar and the mcb,s slot in AND ITS 13 WAY IF NEEDED

 

[vernam616]

Fitted one of these BG boards today, quite impressed compared to their accessories range, i have a feeling they are very similar to another brand but cant think what ?

anyway all in all a decent board and wil use again, at £49 you cannot grumble

 

[morph]

they even got a built-in spirit level, so there's no excuse for fixing it up pi$$ed.

recon i could mate

 

[Des 56]

why not? they're a good board. i fit them as standard. never any problem.

I fitted one that was supplied to me by the customer last week

Most of the unit was Ok,but what I didn't like one little bit was the earth and neutral terminal screws

The screws were that tight in the threads that a loose connection was on the cards if the conductor wasn't tugged to check its tightness

 

[Strima]

they even got a built-in spirit level, so there's no excuse for fixing it up pi$$ed.

Is that a bet?

I quite like the BG boards but have had one where the RCD's were incorrectly wired by the manufacturer, neutrals were swapped on one of them. Apart from that, not bad.

 

[telectrix]

I fitted one that was supplied to me by the customer last week

Most of the unit was Ok,but what I didn't like one little bit was the earth and neutral terminal screws

The screws were that tight in the threads that a loose connection was on the cards if the conductor wasn't tugged to check its tightness

i had that on 1 CU. phoned BG and they told me they had had a few like it. it's because they use a sealer so as to leave the screws backed off. on a few boards, it was too strong.

 

[Engineer54]

Does it matter how much a CU costs?? I'm sure you'll still be charging the same rate for your labour etc, no-matter how much the materials cost.. Surely it's better to get 2 job's or 3 jobs at a couple of hundred or so a pop, than try and convince a customer to part with five hundred for one CU change...

 

[UNG]

I don't know why but all this talk of cost and quality brings to mind that 60's comedy series Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width