CU Brand Recommendations

[CortinaV8]

I want to get the CU replaced in my house, currently I have an old wylex domino and a newer smaller CU that I assume was fitted to comply with the regs when the previous owners had the kitchen installed.

I need 6 ways -
Upstairs Ring
Downstairs Ring
Upstairs lighting
Downstairs lighting
Cooker
Garage fed via SWA terminated into a seperate box

Could do with maybe two spare for anything in the future.

Would rather go for RCBO's

I'm after something of good quality, before people start, no, I won't be installing it myself.

I had an MK Sentry dual RCD CU fitted at my previous house on recommendation of the electrician and the quality was pretty crap, I want to avoid the same scenario.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Hager.

 

[Adam_151]

Hager design 10 or Design 30 ranges.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Hager is probably the best brand on the market, but I have no objection to using the Wylex or schneider brand. The RCBOs for Wylex will be a couple of quid cheaper in price.
i think having only 6 circuits maybe a little tight.
Consider separate circuits for both below counter kitchen appliances and above counter appliances and possibly a dedicated circuit for the boiler/heating system.

MK is pants!

 

[CortinaV8]

Sounds like Hagar is the brand to go for.

It's a replacement board not a full rewire, so just intend to stick with the circuits that are currently there. Assuming nothing untoward is turned up when it's tested anyhow.

 

[Iggifer]

Another vote for Hager, but I also really like Eaton, although yet to use any of their Ammendment 3 boards.

Their RCBOs are great. And they make a board with extra height for RCBO room

 

[EFLImpudence]

RCBO room

That's just extravagant showing off.

 

[AndyPRK]

certainly a spare 32A RCBO for kitchen/util sockets would be good.

 

[davelx]

Another vote for Hager, but I also really like Eaton, although yet to use any of their Ammendment 3 boards.

Their RCBOs are great. And they make a board with extra height for RCBO room

EAD11R

 

[OwainDIYer]

RCBO room

That's just extravagant showing off.

Depends how many socket circuits you have

 

[winston1]

Consider separate circuits for both below counter kitchen appliances and above counter appliances and possibly a dedicated circuit for the boiler/heating system.

WHY? They normally all plug in to the ring final.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

B****rds!

That's my idea!

I want royalties!

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Consider separate circuits for both below counter kitchen appliances and above counter appliances and possibly a dedicated circuit for the boiler/heating system.

WHY? They normally all plug in to the ring final.

It is called sharing the load my friend!

 

[winston1]

Consider separate circuits for both below counter kitchen appliances and above counter appliances and possibly a dedicated circuit for the boiler/heating system.

WHY? They normally all plug in to the ring final.

It is called sharing the load my friend!

But that is what a ring final does. Separate circuits went out with BS546 round pin sockets.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Well if you choose to have all electrical appliances on one circuit, good luck with that!