Cheap 10mm T&E

[drew mckinlay]

Hi All!
Installing a 10.8kw shower and in the process of buying the 10mm cable and 45 MCB. have seen a seller on ebay (abbottsway supplies) selling cable which is apparently BASEC approved. I was going to order 10 metres at 26.99 with free postage.

I know this is cheap and just wanted any advice on anyone who has bought from here. Will the cable be ok to use? It says prysmian/unbranded. The seller has very good reviews however im a little weary? Should I avoid and buy a more trusted branded cable?

Any advice much appreciated

Drew

 

[JohnW2]

It says prysmian/unbranded.

It can't be both!

Kind Regards, John

 

[stem]

If it is Prysmian, then that is a good brand and should be OK as long as it's not faulty or a reject. They used to be known as Pirelli.

 

[Iggifer]

It's not THAT cheap. Using screwfix prices, which he's bound to be paying less than.

100m = £264.19 and assuming he cuts it into 10 x 10m
10m = £26.42

Can't find the seller on eBay so can't really look at the cable/listing

 

[stillp]

Any advice much appreciated

Buy your supplies from a reputable wholesaler, not from ebay! There's a lot of counterfeit/substandard cable about.

 

[john4703]

There are some dodgy cables around, they might even be for sale in the UK. It is best to buy from trusted reputable sources.

 

[kai]

Go into B&Q or Wickes instead. Safest bet.

 

[stillp]

No, go to a proper wholesaler!

 

[muggles]

tain't that cheap, I can get 100m of Prysmian 10mm for under £180 inc VAT, which makes 10m less than £18...

 

[stillp]

My wife had an outside light installed while I was away for a few weeks. When the light failed I found the guy who installed it had used Turkish cable. It had three faults within a 10 metre length, and the conductors visibly varied in thickness.

 

[Iggifer]

My wife had an outside light installed while I was away for a few weeks. When the light failed I found the guy who installed it had used Turkish cable. It had three faults within a 10 metre length, and the conductors visibly varied in thickness.

Was he Turkish? Where (other than an unlucky eBay buy maybe) on earth would you get Turkish cable from? (besides ofc, Turkey)

 

[333rocky333]

It says prysmian/unbranded.

It can't be both!

Kind Regards, John

Dont some companies make stuff and sell it on without there name on.

 

[stillp]

No, there was a lot of Turkish cable with counterfeit BASEC approval on the market some years ago. Atlas-something. It was recalled from wholesalers, but still exists on ebay and elsewhere.
Ah, here it is http://www.basec.org.uk/News/Basec-...igilant-for-2010-batches-of-Atlas-Kablo-Cable

 

[stillp]

It says prysmian/unbranded.

It can't be both!

Kind Regards, John

Dont some companies make stuff and sell it on without there name on.

I'm pretty certain Prysmian don't.

 

[bernardgreen]

This link ( also to be found in the link that stillp posted ) explains how "golden samples" can tricked wholesalers and others into believing the items supplied are manufactured to the required standard.

http://www.aci.org.uk/news/are-we-being-golden-fleeced