I will at a pinch install used equipment where it's capable of being examined internally for damage, or where the provenance is known. (Example, RCBO's that were installed in a customer's board, never used, or used only during ongoing works), but I need to rest assured they've not been overly stressed, or abused. Other equipment as stated upthread, such as JB covers etc... not a worry at all.
Of course the customer is always informed if 2nd hand parts are used and the reason why.
Used LED lamps removed from customers' houses, if of a good brand (philips, osram etc) will get reused if the original customer doesn't want them, usually as a 'freebie' for a customer who bought an E27 fitting and B22 lamps, which happens all the time. Unknown brands or ebay/banggood specials get binned, sorry environment! (I used to hoard them for my own use in lead lamps etc, but with battery powered LED work lights being the norm now, no point).
Anything very high quality or of special interest (Sangamo timeclocks anyone?) definitely gets stashed.
The point being, if you reuse something safety critical such as a RCBO or MCB, you have to KNOW it's history, it's your public liability, and, more importantly, CONSCIENCE
I will at a pinch install used equipment where it's capable of being examined internally for damage, or where the provenance is known. (Example, RCBO's that were installed in a customer's board, never used, or used only during ongoing works), but I need to rest assured they've not been overly stressed, or abused. Other equipment as stated upthread, such as JB covers etc... not a worry at all.
Of course the customer is always informed if 2nd hand parts are used and the reason why.
Used LED lamps removed from customers' houses, if of a good brand (philips, osram etc) will get reused if the original customer doesn't want them, usually as a 'freebie' for a customer who bought an E27 fitting and B22 lamps, which happens all the time. Unknown brands or ebay/banggood specials get binned, sorry environment! (I used to hoard them for my own use in lead lamps etc, but with battery powered LED work lights being the norm now, no point).
Anything very high quality or of special interest (Sangamo timeclocks anyone?) definitely gets stashed.
The point being, if you reuse something safety critical such as a RCBO or MCB, you have to KNOW it's history, it's your public liability, and, more importantly, CONSCIENCE
