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As some of you know, I am newly qualified and have my elecsa assesment on Friday. I am starting a consumer unit change and have a few questions if I may? Where is the best place to buy consumer units, cable etc. Near to where I live there is a toolstation which is selling twin and earth for a around a tenner cheaper than CEF obviously has BS markings etc and they also have 10 way consumer unit for ÂŁ40, Brand CTI with 10 MCB's item 71165 or 12 way CED ÂŁ50 item 12171. My question really is do sparkys only buy from electrical wholesalers and why? should I buy the CTI consumer unit as it will do the job or a wylex for ÂŁ80 from an electrical wholesaler?
I am on a fast and very steep learning curve but want to start the right way and don't want to buy inferior goods but some of the pricing is quite a bit different and I am trying to understand if there is any point in using electrical wholesalers if goods are cheaper from places like toolstation and even b&q at times, if they have the relevant BS/ES marks.
Also the consumer unit I am replacing only has 5 circuits, is there a problem with putting a 10 way in there or should I be taking out the spare MCB's and replace with blanks? Will the MCB's be compatitble with other consumer units? The 10 way is actually cheaper than buying a smaller box with less which is why I was looking at the CTI one.
many thanks to all and apologies if the questions I am asking are simple but I am going alone so no-one to ask and I would really appreciate the advice from proper sparky's who are doing this everyday
As some of you know, I am newly qualified and have my elecsa assesment on Friday. I am starting a consumer unit change and have a few questions if I may? Where is the best place to buy consumer units, cable etc. Near to where I live there is a toolstation which is selling twin and earth for a around a tenner cheaper than CEF obviously has BS markings etc and they also have 10 way consumer unit for ÂŁ40, Brand CTI with 10 MCB's item 71165 or 12 way CED ÂŁ50 item 12171. My question really is do sparkys only buy from electrical wholesalers and why? should I buy the CTI consumer unit as it will do the job or a wylex for ÂŁ80 from an electrical wholesaler?
I am on a fast and very steep learning curve but want to start the right way and don't want to buy inferior goods but some of the pricing is quite a bit different and I am trying to understand if there is any point in using electrical wholesalers if goods are cheaper from places like toolstation and even b&q at times, if they have the relevant BS/ES marks.
Also the consumer unit I am replacing only has 5 circuits, is there a problem with putting a 10 way in there or should I be taking out the spare MCB's and replace with blanks? Will the MCB's be compatitble with other consumer units? The 10 way is actually cheaper than buying a smaller box with less which is why I was looking at the CTI one.
many thanks to all and apologies if the questions I am asking are simple but I am going alone so no-one to ask and I would really appreciate the advice from proper sparky's who are doing this everyday
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