wylex new design

[Ash]

I'm about to put in an RCD into a wylex board which was from the electrium recall era, but Wylex have reshaped all their breakers.

Will this new style one fit in the older style unit?

 

[Andy™]

they fit, but they look odd if you have new-old-new-old etc

 

[fletchflash]

all the new wylex/ crabtree mcb's seem so flimsy compared to old. The switches feel so loose.

 

[PC Electrics]

In a word, no.

I recently fitted a Wylex dual tariff CU and used a mixture of old and new MCBs and RCBOs. I found that the busbars were hard to fit and keep the devices lined up, thus making the cover hard to fit. I ended up fettling the busbar prongs a tiny bit to get everything lined up. I can only assume that there is a small difference in the dimensions that isn't apparent to the eye, but manifests itself when you tighten everything up.

Another reason I'n not keen on Wylex.

 

[Robin Spark]

Hi Ash,

the rcd's havent changed, still the same mate, its only the rcbo's and circuit breakers that have been altered so you will have no problems.

 

[Evans Electric]

What a pain in the buttress when they pull these strokes.

I've now abandoned Crabtree for MK after the recall business.

MK s adverts in this months ECN are pushing the fact that 90% of their stuff is made in UK.

 

[batty]

What a pain in the buttress when they pull these strokes. I've now abandoned Crabtree for MK after the recall business.

MK s adverts in this months ECN are pushing the fact that 90% of their stuff is made in UK.

Can't be selling a lot of DB equipment then as thats all made in china.

 

[matt.leung]

a few months back i fitting a wylex RCD bought new into an old board... oh man! what a pain... we had issues with the buzz bar as we had to cut it down to fit.

it would have been easiler and quicker and for sure cheaper to fit a brand new consumer unit....