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 ...
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use click all the time ,when to job the other day all click changed switch not bad for 10years plus.
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.
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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,
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Dustydazzler
MK or GET
Schneider Lisse every time.
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!
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.
Same for their Deco range of switches.
For me its Hager or Schneider as my preferred choice. I find KEW in Bath give very good prices on Hager
But if its a tight budget then I will often spec Click, that said I have used a lot of the Denmans own brand recently and made usign same moulds as click so wouldn't be surprised if its not made by the scolmore group for rexel/denmans.
The advantage of the click range is the adaptable light switches,very good if you want a mix of 1 way/2 way or intermediate switches in a small switch without going down the grid route.
But if its a tight budget then I will often spec Click, that said I have used a lot of the Denmans own brand recently and made usign same moulds as click so wouldn't be surprised if its not made by the scolmore group for rexel/denmans.
The advantage of the click range is the adaptable light switches,very good if you want a mix of 1 way/2 way or intermediate switches in a small switch without going down the grid route.
For plastic I use Hager and carry some square edged BG when occasionally required. Like click too.
Lap get a lot of bad reviews if you look closer - quite a few say the switches stop moving after a few months. I would avoid. For metal my favourite is Schneider flat plate. BG Nexus aren't a bad metal budget option but have had a couple of failures in the past couple of years..
Lap get a lot of bad reviews if you look closer - quite a few say the switches stop moving after a few months. I would avoid. For metal my favourite is Schneider flat plate. BG Nexus aren't a bad metal budget option but have had a couple of failures in the past couple of years..
Eaton. Every time.
look good and have a very satisfying click on its switch. Good size for older people who have trouble with hand mobility.
look good and have a very satisfying click on its switch. Good size for older people who have trouble with hand mobility.
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Dustydazzler
Ironically I’m not a big fan of those little white screw caps
I prefer a chrome screws neatly lined up
I prefer a chrome screws neatly lined up
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Arms
I’m glad I’m not the only one, it breaks me when I find screws that aren’t lined up vertically.
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