UK Issues with Fusebox AFDDs anyone???

[sheppertonspark]

Mate of mine went to a job yesterday, 5 out of 8 fusebox afdds had died (not fitted by him)

The lewden thing was only said to me by edmundson rep so i know no details

Cheers for the update.

 

[Wooster200]

Exactly that Rockingit, all we have is our rcd testing side of it so what can we say my intention for the post was purely to see others experiences and maybe see how common the occurance was with AFDDs because so far ive been told from fusebox themselves and 2 stockists that this is the first they've herd of .
Hope you're well and maybe others will come along and share their experiences too.
Thanks for your input mate and hope alls well

One difficulty with AFDDs is that where the 18th edition requires them eg HMOs there tend to be quite a few required because there is often a separate socket circuit to each bedroom (room rentals). Maybe 5-10 depending on the size of the HMO. So, if they fail, and given that they are still pricy per unit, that maintenance cost could really add up over time. I gather, fusebox provide a 1 year warranty. I've just seen one fail at 14 months. One solution might be to fit another brand of AFDD but that raises the question of what brand of RCBO/AFDD would be type-tested for fusebox board? Any ideas? Does anyone have more detail about the recall? I can't find anything online.

 

[cliffed]

Looking @ these posts … seems absolute nightmare.. I’ve not fitted any AFDD’S & no confidence to fit them.
Especially the problems your having… it would drive me nuts having to replace & hope it’s the device that’s faulty.. it’s bad enough when you know what your doing..good luck & no thanks

 

[davesparks]

He said Lewden AFDDs had no problem because they were all tested in the UK and not China.

It seems bizarre that the country where they are tested could affect their quality.