16a switched sockets - £27 or £111?

[julianf]

ABB 16A 2P+E Switched Socket 250V - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Compact design, excellent grip industrial outlet. Glass fibre reinforcement and stainless steel screws. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

or

Industrial Socket IP67

• IP20

www.toolstation.com

Is there any reason not to save myself £84?

 

[mtt.tr]

None for home, in industry probably not either as I'd go lewden


But ABB do make some brilliant products

 

[daedalusminos]

I've got that Toolstation one for my lathe, use the isolator switch on the socket rather than the lathe - no problems after year or so.

 

[Agroshield]

The 3216B6 is a Famatel product. See:

Famatel UK

Famatel UK - manufacturer of industrial electrical plugs, sockets and enclosures designed for extreme environments

www.famatel.co.uk

I think they are Spanish: https://www.famatel.com/

 

[sako243]

Digging through the ABB one takes 1-4mm² cable, the 1-2.5mm² for 16A so if that matters...

 

[dan.taylor.1]

All mine are gewiss, great little units. Think they were 25 quid or so.

 

[Blobber]

Never used the screwfix versions but as above the gewiss ones are fine, I used plenty in an engineering factory so they had loads of abuse and never had a problem apart from a few getting smashed

 

[dan.taylor.1]

I quite like the scame ones too, but they're dearer, my wall mounted 110v transformer goes to one. And I've a 32a scame interlocked jobby, but it's huge in comparison to the others.

 

[MattH]

The cheap ones are more than adequate, crack on.

 

[daedalusminos]

Is there any reason not to save myself £84?

Just think what else you could spend that £84 on