FuerteStu Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 27/10/2023 at 18:19, Marvin said: I prefer MK. Installed them in our home with no issues. Working on my brother-in-law's: Cheap socket broken and double light switches time 2 faulty. I'm with @saveasteading's sparks: Mk have recently gone downhill. They moved production to Romania and China. The terminals are tough to tighten even without copper in there. So how can you possibly gauge a good connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 20 hours ago, FuerteStu said: Mk have recently gone downhill. They moved production to Romania and China. The terminals are tough to tighten even without copper in there. So how can you possibly gauge a good connection. Hi @FuerteStuActually I had noticed this and forgotten. Yes I had to do the screws up and down prior to installing . But only a few had the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuerteStu Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 31 minutes ago, Marvin said: Hi @FuerteStu@FuerteStuctually actually I had noticed this and forgotten. Yes I had to do the screws up and down prior to installing . But only a few had the problem. I've had a fused spur where I tightened the screw with nothing in it and it snapped half the head off before it even closed up. Cheap metal, inaccurately machined. Not encouraging when they are the standard brand in so much of our infrastructure these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Do I recall on here, that it was Marbo sockets had only one screw hole earthed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Sad that the Germans make better British sockets than the British... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 i showed SWMBO a few different styles of cheapo sockets and she likes these from Hager https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/1661707-2-gang-13a-dp-switched-socket-with-dual-earth-white no one on here has suggested Hager. anyone have experience with their sockets? our CU is Hager and i'm aware they're held in high regard in that field. doesn't mean that they make good sockets though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 DP Miller did and I kind of included them in 'anything German for best quality'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said: DP Miller did and I kind of included them in 'anything German for best quality'. cheers. @dpmiller care to give a first hand review of the Hager Sollysta sockets please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 yep, can't fault them. Connect wires, screw to wall, done. The're pretty slim on the wall. Haven't had any failures yet/ The USB ones seem to charge stuff ok. on the lightswitches, the actual switch can be removed from the faceplete by undoing a couple of tiny screws. This makes it handy if you need to have (say) an intermediate or an illuminated 20A switch in a double or 4-gang faceplate, or want one dimmer in the mix. Like a gridswitch kinda. 3-gangs are different as to cram the three into a single, the switches are in one housing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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