What's the best socket and switch brand ..

[Barrington1990]

Hello fellow sparks .... Recently I've been using my local Screwfix for switches and sockets and as of late I've been noticing a serious lack of quality .. I'd rather pay a better price and have a quality product and finish on the jobs .. does anyone have a recommendation for brand and supplier .. don't mind ordering online or in store .. many thanks ...

 

[Midwest]

I still like the look of MK accessories, but they are a bit expensive, Click’s another good’en.

 

[telectrix]

scfrewfix sell MK. LAP and BG. I've never had any problems with BG. not used more than a few LAP, so unable to judge them. as middy said. Click are excellent.

 

[ferg]

Hager all day long.

 

[buzzlightyear]

use click all the time ,when to job the other day all click changed switch not bad for 10years plus.

 

[ashrow]

Click for me as well

 

[Andy78]

I exclusively use Hager sollysta white plastic accessories. Not had a faulty anything in years of using them.
Click also have a good reputation for quality.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Hello fellow sparks .... Recently I've been using my local Screwfix for switches and sockets and as of late I've been noticing a serious lack of quality .. I'd rather pay a better price and have a quality product and finish on the jobs .. does anyone have a recommendation for brand and supplier .. don't mind ordering online or in store .. many thanks ...

I'm guessing you're using LAP then, the screwfix brand, screwfix themselves I find are a good place to buy from. LAP is ok for certain things (I find their floodlights reliable) but generally I think the quality is lower. I agree with Midwest, I find MK acceptable and I think they have the nicest look and feel to them, click are also good. I mainly use Crabtree and 95% of the time I am happy with their sockets/switches.

 

[MJPD29]

Click are good. Mk are good and look good. Hager are good but I don't like the look of them. There is more bad than good now though so many are poorly made

 

[Baddegg]

If I’m supplying the materials I go for click every time good price to quality ratio...

 

[Moley]

I quite like the Schneider Lisse range.

 

[Deleted member 122525]

Click, used them for years, rewire my own house and used them, crabtree make the safest sockets as there are no live parts located behind the switches, kind of a remote switch I guess. MK in my opinion have let them selfs go over the pass few years, defo since Honeywell well have taken over. The schools that I work in now no longer spec MK because of the lower quality, since the logic plus has been used on the grid switches,

 

[Dustydazzler]

MK or GET

 

[Bradneil]

Click again for me as well. Reliable

 

[haptism]

Another vote for the Schneider Lisse range, sockets available in single and dp. Available at screwix

 

[robd]

Crabtree for me ?

 

[richy3333]

Hager for me

 

[JK-Electrical]

Schneider Lisse every time.

 

[freddo]

We've used Crabtree Capital ever since Tenby disappeared (I miss Tenby) We use MK for most stuff in commercial type offices etc. Have used some Click and found it acceptable. I didn't like the Schneider stuff much, the convex front on the sockets makes the plugs look like they are not properly inserted, really annoying!

 

[Phil Thompson]

Click, their mode range is good with the interchangeable modules, so you can turn a 3g2w into 2x 2way and an intermediate.
Same for their Deco range of switches.