Varilight electrical fittings

[cheb]

What's the sparks' view on these? Good quality? They say British made on the website. It has been decided the new house needs reswitching and socketing. I minded to agree as the current socketry has combined standard and cross head screws. I, possibly mistakenly, associate these with poor quality fittings. I've not had any off the see what make they are but they don't feel the best.

 

[brightspark]

i only use click scolmore sockets and switches good quality and reasonably priced

 

[cheb]

One of the criteria is the light switches have to be toggle and not rocker switches. I'd like to fit them down is off but I'm in a minority on that one.

 

[Turbo]

+1 for click.

Avoid MK, used to be the best but pure rubbish now.

 

[Agroshield]

I'd like to fit them down is off but I'm in a minority on that one.

Wire everything with two gang two way switches. You use one, they use the other.

 

[cheb]

I half jokingly suggested that we only really need one light switch based on previous behaviour. The one next to the door to the street.

 

[MetalMonkey]

I've fitted them once, actually as part of a drop down projector system, needed a specific grid switch and that was what was available on hand - seemed OK, but equally nothing special or any better than any other generic switch, albeit admittedly a very limited experience of their products.

As above, scolmore stuff is generally good, crabtree also decent (or at least was the last time I used it).
I know flat plate is all the rage, but if you can avoid it, do - and if not, check you have enough depth in the backbox to accommodate it.

 

[brightspark]

As above, scolmore stuff is generally good, crabtree also decent (or at least was the last time I used it).
I know flat plate is all the rage, but if you can avoid it, do - and if not, check you have enough depth in the backbox to accommodate it.

avoid flat plate like the plague. the wall must be perfectly flat and the boxes set back other wise they are a real pig to fit and look krap

 

[cheb]

Useful to know about flat plate problems.