Circuit breakers and rcbos.

 can different makes be put in different consumer units. Was at a job where the board was of a make that the wholesalers don't sell .as it happened the breaker start working

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  • You are caught in the manufactures instructions / specifications 'dilemma / predicament / quandary'.

    They should be interchangeable (high level specifications on a part level basis). However, they will have been tested by individual manufactures on a complete consumer unit basis, as an integrated assembly, with possibly some manufacturers warnings about what can be put next to what, and positions within the box, etc. which could affect things like thermal characteristics.

    If you mix and match you are taking on the risks of incompatibility... Grimacing

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  • You are caught in the manufactures instructions / specifications 'dilemma / predicament / quandary'.

    They should be interchangeable (high level specifications on a part level basis). However, they will have been tested by individual manufactures on a complete consumer unit basis, as an integrated assembly, with possibly some manufacturers warnings about what can be put next to what, and positions within the box, etc. which could affect things like thermal characteristics.

    If you mix and match you are taking on the risks of incompatibility... Grimacing

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