Wylex Fuse Box Recall

Re the shallow fuse covers. 3871s do not strictly meet the current regulations but are not dangerous. Hi anybody tell me if old rewireable fuses and old bs3871s push button type and mcbs are all allowed within the same board old wylex type click to expand.

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Wylex fuse box recall. Electrium miniature circuit breakers recall. Customer just moved in to new house. These provide further safety measures for installers to provide for their customers as well as a focus on energy efficiency. Unravelling product risk assessment post incident sponsorship opportunities.

Electrium is a uk based electrical installation equipment manufacturing and supply company. When i replaced the plug in fuses with plug in mcbs in our 1973 built house i discovered that the wylex fuse cover was now too shallow. It is an old wylex consumer unit remember the type with a wooden frame base dark brown plastic cover and fuse wire carriers which pushed in to insulated coloured slotted bases. The 18 th edition of the iet wiring regulations became effective for electrical installations from 1st january 2019 and presents some new regulations for the industry from the changes.

Has anyone heard that wylex have changed the process for dealing with the mcb product recall. The wylex fuse box can be converted to miniature circuit breakers mcb it needs power off as to change over it exposes the live bus bars and the units are colour coded white 6a blue 16a yellow 20a and red 32a so it is replace colour for colour. We design we build we test we approve so that our distributors can be confident that the products that they sell to installers are quality assured from beginning to end. Mcbs are usually located within a consumer unitfuse box and the relevant information is visible on the front of the mcb.

The fuse carriers at some point were replaced with a more modern flip switch mcb rather than the wylex push button mcbs. However there was a groove around the inside of the bakelite fuse cover which with some careful work enabled the flat front to be removed leaving just the outside rim. Fuse boxes for homes play a crucial role in helping to prevent electric shocks and electrical fires. The 18th edition of the iet wiring regulations is here.

2009 and february 2010. In theroy you should test the loop impedance before changing. Domestic consumer units receive the main electrical supply and distribute it to individual circuits throughout the home to provide electricity. 3036s are still up to current regs and any 60898s are also okay.

I had to inspect a volex board yesterday for some proposed works. I cant think of any reason why they wouldnt be. Mcb rating wylex crabtree. No idea who did the original install just a test date on the board suggesting it fits with the.

We provide quality products for professional installers and specifiers. Other brands ratings and devices manufactured outside this time period are not subject to this recall. Electrical product safety conference online 2020. Mind the gap are you recall ready to pas 7100.