" Heads Up " on electrium breakers !!

[KEVINDOE]

Hi folks,

Had a call out this afternoon to a domestic property fitted 18 months ago with a replacment c.u. and sub main to garage from dedicated breaker in the same c.u.
Db1 was wylex 6 way c.u.with 100 amp incomer, sub was 6mmt+e from main box on 32 amp rcbo, TT earetrhing and Ra was 17.8 ohms, Db1 had three breakers, two 16 amp and 1 6 amp, each 16 amp supplied a two gang socket outlet thats all.
One of the 16 amp breakers had melted a 2 inch hole in itself and the incomer !!
The only load on this socket was a 6 month old tumble dryer , the tennent is elderly and lives alone,
The guy who fitted the boxes has now moved away , so i have now changed all breakers to the new models.
Anybody come across one of these failed yet ???

Jem

 

[morph]

definantly a worry, looked through my old mcbs using the batch codes someone on here gave me and found one that was included in the batch of dodgy ones.

 

[KEVINDOE]

Hi Morph..
There must be loads out there that have been stuck in by D.I.Y ERS,Domestic installers, plumbers, Kithen fitters, This had to be seen to be belived, and could have been a fire for sure as the garage had a wooden roof and db1 was two inches from it ..!

 

[MarkieSparkie]

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Product recall details in case you haven't got them Jem

 

[KEVINDOE]

Thanks Markie

 

[brucelee]

definantly a worry, looked through my old mcbs using the batch codes someone on here gave me and found one that was included in the batch of dodgy ones.

morph have you got the batch codes mate please

 

[mogga]

Check out forum search "recall " loads of info on dates ect Company I work for just sent out a reminder to us about this

 

[morph]

morph have you got the batch codes mate please

i have these mate

Dodgy mcbs

1.
2.
3. Last four letters on breakers
6/10 amp:
RIRA
RTRA
RCRA
RHRA
RGRA
RERA
RARA
SRRA
SSRA

16Amp:
RIRA
RTRA
RCRA
RHRA
RGRA
RERA
RARA
SRRA

 

[KEVINDOE]

Just as a matter of interest...the breaker i found melted was 16 amp "" RGRA""

 

[brucelee]

Hi morph and jemma cheers for posting the info

the ones i have are RWSR so if anyone knows if these are in the faulty batch then would be good to know

Thanks

 

[KEVINDOE]

Guday Bruce,
Spoke to electrium today about the situation.. they were very helpfull and there is an info pack they will send if you want one ...08445564787 is there number