Apologies if this has already been mentioned.
Details here:
Apologies if this has already been mentioned.
Details here:
I do not think that it has been mentioned before. I did know about it and I am not very happy. That is a lot of MCBs that I have fitted
Can I point out that the NewLec (rebadged Volex) are also affected.
Adam
I hope Hager are in the clear!
The French brand is in the clear.
Adam
I saw an announcement on the Screwfix web site but it only mentioned Volex and Wylex, not Crabtree. I bought some Crabtree MCBs but I am not sure which were bought in 2009 and which were bought before that. Is there a way of identifying affected MCBs: do they have a batch number or something printed on them, or am I best just to chnage the whole lot? Is it just the 6A and 16A that are affected, and what about RCBOs? Thanks.
The Crabtree MCBs that have been recalled are not the ones that fit the Crabtree Starbreaker CU (ie the CU that SF sells) but the ones that fit the Loadstar.
Cheers
Adam
I didn't get all mine from SF but since they were all for Starbreaker, I hope I am ok then. Thanks.
Could be worse, knock-off Schneider MCBs from a couple of years ago
Andy Burns wibbled on Wednesday 07 April 2010 23:05
Schneider had their own recall for RCBOs manufactured over a period in
2003/04.The recent MCB recall is more serious, if the MCB does not disconnect the fault then the next upstream device is a 60-100A BS1361 fuse. Whilst an RCD/RCBO L-N imbalance can readily be checked by cheap equipment there is no similar end-user/installer verification tester for MCBs.
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