Best Consumer Unit Make / Model

[FatAlan]

Would be interested to know from the experienced practioners out there what is currently considered the best domestic single phase make of CU.
I say this from purely selfish point of view as I’m about to embark on a 4 bed house refurb and likely to go for RCBOs.
Opinions based on access, user friendliness, quality etc. Any CU tarts out there that would consider a particular make / model the dogs b****cks of CU’s?

 

[Andy78]

I use Hager daily and have done for years. Very reliable switchgear in my opinion from a decent company with good history.

But! A large RCBO board will see you spending quite a bit on the gear.

I rate Schneider, but not the domestic range, the iC60 Acti-9 range. A single phase isobar board would probably be the "money no object" option for me.

There are much cheaper options than both of the above for RCBO boards

 

[Octopus]

I swapped to the Leudens, Wilts, control gear kit when we went to and3

Populated rcbo boards is all I'll got these days as I hate dual RCD boards.

No issues to date

 

[FatAlan]

Cheers

 

[westward10]

Crabtree Starbreaker.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Hager if customer will pay for RCBOS or split load. Otherwise it is job specific, Have fitted a lot of Wylex split load recently as they were on a good promo at the suppliers.

 

[Jamie']

Hager or Mk

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hager have just brought out a compact RCBO for up to 32A...If it was my house I would be putting these in.

What you need to know about our Reduced Height RCBO - http://www.hager.co.uk/news-exhibitions-case-studies/blog/circuit-break/what-you-need-to-know-about-our-reduced-height-rcbo/72306.htm

 

[FatAlan]

Cheers Lee. Going to Elex on Friday to have a snoop around the latest offerings.

 

[Andy78]

Cheers Lee. Going to Elex on Friday to have a snoop around the latest offerings.

See if you can grab a dozen free samples of Hager reduced height RCBOs

 

[bigspark17]

How much are you guys paying for your rcbos?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Hager have just brought out a compact RCBO for up to 32A...If it was my house I would be putting these in.

What you need to know about our Reduced Height RCBO - http://www.hager.co.uk/news-exhibitions-case-studies/blog/circuit-break/what-you-need-to-know-about-our-reduced-height-rcbo/72306.htm

I saw them a few weeks back it is a bit sad when you get excited by the prospect of a small RCBO.. i need to get out more...

 

[rolyberkin]

Cheap rcbo I have used Live rcbo’s, on my own house I used an SBS double pole compact rcbo board, one rcbo was faulty out if the box but a replacement was sent the next day, very easy to fit!

 

[Leesparkykent]

@bigspark17 around £15 for hager 6KA's.

 

[LewisM]

Eaton or since AM3 sometimes Wylex.

 

[richy3333]

Hager for me or M2 if customer wants a cheaper RCBO option.

 

[123]

All I fit is BG in Domestic. My main wholesaler has a couple of 5 figure a month contract solely for BG Boards for Housing Exec work, some Dual and some RCBO. The returns for faulty parts is tiny given the volumes sold.

 

[123]

Hager have just brought out a compact RCBO for up to 32A...If it was my house I would be putting these in.

What you need to know about our Reduced Height RCBO - http://www.hager.co.uk/news-exhibitions-case-studies/blog/circuit-break/what-you-need-to-know-about-our-reduced-height-rcbo/72306.htm

Got any part numbers on that Lee? I heard they ditched it as it wasn't performing as they wanted it to?

 

[Leesparkykent]

@123

RCBO Domestic RCBOs - http://www.hager.co.uk/product-catalogue/energy-distribution/protection-devices/rcbos/rcbo-domestic/38597.htm

 

[123]

@123

RCBO Domestic RCBOs - http://www.hager.co.uk/product-catalogue/energy-distribution/protection-devices/rcbos/rcbo-domestic/38597.htm

Cheers @Leesparkykent , having spoke to my main wholesaler rep who has spoken to hager rep looks like these aren't released yet and it could be that none are even made yet.

(I've been looking a compact RCBO for the past few days, my rep had been in touch with hager already, not everyone responds after 9pm lol)