faulty breakers

[Farmelectrics]

anyone had similar problems crabtree volex wylex are recalling thousands of faulty breakers back 6a 10a 16a spark im working with has had letter of wylex recalling them and replacing them

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well Leigh fits wylex/volex but hasn`t mentioned a letter to me.......i will ask him on thursday.....so, anyway, whats the issue with em.....weldin shut?....firein?....not lettin go?....disintegratin when tightenin up terminals?.....could go on.....

 

[Farmelectrics]

didnt say in letter glen just certain ones gives you a code and if it matches there faulty ones there replacing them

 

[sedgy34]

they wont go to the job to actually replace them though will they
we fit lots of mcbs can you imagine having to go back to all jobs cause of manufactures mess who pays you for that!!

 

[sjm]

This started 2 years ago guys.
They pay £75 per installation to check the batch code then replace mcbs if required.

 

[sedgy34]

we were told ohh bring them back to wholesalers and we will give out new ones

 

[sjm]

we were told ohh bring them back to wholesalers and we will give out new ones

That wasn't Denmans then!

 

[brman]

can you confirm this is the 2010 recall that sjm has mentioned?

MCB Exchange Page (click the link at the top for more info)

It would be good to know it hasn't happened again......

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Past threads on the subject might be of interest:
http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-tools-products/52475-electrim-mcbs-recall.html
http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-tools-products/15891-electrium-recall-notice.html
http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...um/18229-wylex-crabtree-volex-mcb-recall.html
http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...ctrical-forum/32525-electrium-mcb-recall.html
http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...electrical-forum/20326-electrium-payment.html

 

[TomandLesley]

Does everybody know that Electrium have now closed the recall scheme?
I wonder if there are any duff MCBs still out there?
A retired electrician I know thinks that he may have some CUs that need to be checked, I told him to contact Electrium.

 

[Amp David]

Well he'd best contact Electrium then.