Fuse box installed for £150 what!!!

[MDJ]

Having used every domestic DB known to man I can say BG is better than most of them regardless of price, if you don't like them try a MK for 52 quid from City elec fully loaded, no need to pay 90 quid for a domestic DB anywhere To be honest, I have no argument at all with your overall estimate, just stating the price of DBs thats all.

 

[SLSpark]

usually with my trade discount at wholesalers i get fully loaded mk-wylex-crabtree-hager £70

you must be the same guy doing rewires around my way for £900 :O

 

[MDJ]

I like the Hager boards, really nice and yes about 70 here too, I couldn't posibbly say what I charge for a DB change, every Job is different, as for rewires, I tend not to take them on, they can be anything from 2-4k depending on what kit goes in them, but regardless of your comments 90 quid for a DB is expensive and you need to shop around IMO

 

[Garythenab]

Electrafix had a deal last month on fully loaded mk boards for £45 +vat. Shame it's not still on

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Are you both discussing dual RCD boards?

 

[SLSpark]

I am yes dual rcd

 

[MDJ]

Yep I am, Have you ever tried to fit a lewden Fella? seriously good boards for 45 plus the vat, and an MK for 52 quid, both dual rcds with a uncut busbar so you can actually make them high integrigrible, you get 10 mcbs with them as well, this is from city's in glos, I don't doubt you can get them from other wholesalers for a similar price as well, I used to laugh at Lewdens and BGs until I actually installed them, I don't laugh now.

 

[SLSpark]

Whats difference with high integ ???

 

[electric will]

Whats difference with high integ ???

how long you been sparky'ing?

 

[MDJ]

you can have mcbs on the double pole switch as well if you like, for example you could have a cooker, security alarm and smoke alarms on there, and then split all other circuits accross the 2 RCDs, pretty good having a uncut busbar so you can design the way the circuits lay in the board.

 

[SLSpark]

haha seen that coming i ment price
and 9 years to answer

 

[electric will]

haha seen that coming i ment price
and 9 years to answer

I'm sorry gw electrics I miss understood your post,
i thought you were asking what a high integrity board was

 

[amlu]

dont know if its only me, but I want proper SCREWS on consumer units back. the ones that screw into some thread, to be used with screwdriver. not some plastic click-lock crap, getting messy after board got opened for testing couple of times

 

[SLSpark]

while on subject what do you guys prefer dual rcd or high integ ,
obviously different circumstances require different boards but what are your pros and cons on the two

 

[MDJ]

dont know if its only me, but I want proper SCREWS on consumer units back. the ones that screw into some thread, to be used with screwdriver. not some plastic click-lock crap, getting messy after board got opened for testing couple of times

See your point of course, but I have no problem with the plastic click locks, they do the Job quite well in my opinion and are fine in domestic situations.

 

[MDJ]

while on subject what do you guys prefer dual rcd or high integ ,
obviously different circumstances require different boards but what are your pros and cons on the two

I'd prefer a board full of individual RCBOs and MCBs mixed actually, but price would dictate whether It was used or not, that would be up to the customer.

 

[SLSpark]

i never use high integ , usually just dual rcd

cant see need for high integ unless this should be used to have alarm smokey etc on the unprotected side mcbo/mcb protected

 

[MDJ]

I always try to avoid putting smokes on RCBOs or RCDs, unless the earthing arrangements or installation method forces me to do so.

 

[SLSpark]

how long have you been trading ?

 

[electric will]

Me? Got my 5th elecsa assessment next month, so makes it four years.