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VIDEO: Wylex Low Voltage Distribution Range – Electricians Review

|Date: 29 August, 2025

VIDEO: Wylex Low Voltage Distribution Range – Electricians Review

In this video Andy from Munro Building services takes a closer look at Wylex Low Voltage Distribution Ran ...

In this video Andy from Munro Building services takes a closer look at Wylex Low Voltage Distribution Range. See what he thinks of these high quality innovative products. He also uses the compact AFDD ...

29 August, 2025
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ElectricalDirect extends its range of consumer units

|Date: 20 February, 2023

ElectricalDirect extends its range of consumer units

Adding to its impressive range of over 12,000 products, ElectricalDirect has a new line-up of high-qualit ...

Adding to its impressive range of over 12,000 products, ElectricalDirect has a new line-up of high-quality 18th Edition and BS EN 61439-3 compliant consumer units from trusted electrical brands Wylex, ...

20 February, 2023
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AFDD technology and the 18th Edition

|Date: 24 January, 2020

AFDD technology and the 18th Edition

Paul Fisher, Managing Director of Electrium offers a reminder as to why AFDDs have made it into the 18th ...

Paul Fisher, Managing Director of Electrium offers a reminder as to why AFDDs have made it into the 18th Edition. Government statistics show that over 13,000 electrical fires occur each year. More tha ...

24 January, 2020
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Wylex Consumer Units with A Type RCDs

|Date: 13 August, 2019

Wylex Consumer Units with A Type RCDs

The team at Wylex tell us how their new consumer unit models comply with the latest regulations. Today’s ...

The team at Wylex tell us how their new consumer unit models comply with the latest regulations. Today’s typical domestic installation will have 30mA RCD protection on every circuit, but another new r ...

13 August, 2019
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How Do The Wiring Regulations Affect Consumer Units & Domestic Residential Installs?

|Date: 20 May, 2019

How Do The Wiring Regulations Affect Consumer Units & Domestic Residential Installs?

The technical team at Wylex takes a look at the recent changes to the wiring regulations and what this me ...

The technical team at Wylex takes a look at the recent changes to the wiring regulations and what this means for consumer units and domestic residential installations. There are several new regulation ...

20 May, 2019
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Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

|Date: 30 November, 2018

Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection ...

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs), although defined as a 'recommendation', are essentially 'mandatory' in certain ...

30 November, 2018
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Wylex Amendment 3 Range

|Date: 30 June, 2016

Wylex Amendment 3 Range

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is ...

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is warning ‘it’s not all just about Consumer Units’, as it introduces several additions to its Wy ...

30 June, 2016
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Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

|Date: 9 February, 2016

Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wir ...

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wiring Regulations. Since the launch of ‘Amendment 3 Consumer Units’, installers and speciﬁers hav ...

9 February, 2016
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