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You don't have to work for Landlords!but apart from the obvious - doesnt trip the whole board - what other advantages are there?
No completely full and to be honest the sparks who did the installation was rough as a badgers arse, I have no issues with Lewden boards, would rather fit a Lewden than a dual RCD, although the trip times on a Lewden board can be random to say the least!How do we know their are no spare ways? I can't see all the board it could be a 20-way board?
The build quality on Lewden stuff is fairly poor, you can easily strip the threads on the rcbo's if you try to torque them to manufacturers specifications.Been a while since I really shopped around for rcbos but how does lewden at £10 per rcbo compare to other brands,
I think I last paid £15 for Hager
Only used him once but yeah, good gear. I am sure that Lewden and SBS use a same/similar factory to import from.I use a lot of the double pole rcbo boards from SBS trade sales, like them and they are easy to fit and test. Work out around £15 an rcbo delivered.
The main switch on the Lewden boards is on the right & you can see the left hand side, so unless the spaces are on the right, it is already more than full. Isn’t there a regulation about space for future additions?How do we know their are no spare ways? I can't see all the board it could be a 20-way board?
Depends if your freezer is full or not
I am currently paying £11.95 +VAT from Walsall for Lewden RCBO's, only ever had 1 fail out of the 100's fitted. I find the trip times to be fairly consistent.I’ve been using BG RCBO for the last couple of years but have got the next couple of jobs on Wylex. I’ve been getting the BG RCBO from tlc for under £16. The new compact RCBO BG breakers are not as reliable as the bigger units, had two fail on separate installations thus the move to Wylex. Getting the Wylex RCBO for about £25 each, and hoping the performance is better. I recommend RCBO installs to all my customers but will fit split boards if the budget won’t allow. The main benefit I find is when there is an earth/neutral fault taking out half the board. Most customers like the idea of only one circuit tripping out. Would never double up circuits on a new install, rule of thumb is to allow 20 % spare ways for future expansion. Space is cheap on an enclosure, it’s the wee switches that cost.
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