Fuse board replacement in Crewe. Fitted and certified in a day.
If your board still has rewireable fuses or no RCD protection, it predates two editions of the wiring regulations. Replacing it is usually a one day job.
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- NICEIC Domestic Installer
- NICEIC Rental Sector Scheme
- Part P Registered
Fuse Board Replacement, in plain terms.
What it is
Removing the old consumer unit and fitting a metal-clad 18th Edition board, normally with individual RCBO protection per circuit, then testing and certifying the installation.
Who it is for
Anyone with a plastic board, a wooden back box, rewireable fuses, or a board that trips the whole house when one appliance faults.
When you need it
Before an EICR if you already know it will fail, when adding an EV charger or electric shower, or after any C2 finding relating to the board.
Why it matters who does it
The board is the point where the supply meets your house. Getting it wrong is the difference between a nuisance trip and a fire.
Start to finish.
Fixed price or day rate, whichever suits the job, agreed with you up front.
- Survey the existing board and circuits, and check the earthing arrangement.
- Fixed price or day rate, whichever suits the job, agreed before we start.
- Fit and test, usually six to eight hours with the power off in stages.
- Electrical Installation Certificate issued on the day, Building Control notified.
What fuse boards looks like in Crewe.
If your Crewe house still has a board with rewireable fuses or a wooden backboard, it predates two editions of the wiring regulations. That is extremely common in the older terraced stock here, and it is a one day job to put right. It is also the single upgrade that changes most: individual RCBO protection means one faulty appliance stops taking out the entire house.
Local housing: Victorian and Edwardian railway terraces through the centre and west, large post-war council-built estates, and newer developments out towards Leighton and Wistaston.
The terraced stock around the railway works is where we find the most rewiring work: rubber-insulated cable, no earth at the lighting points, and boards that were already old in the eighties.
The specifics, for anyone who wants them.
RCBOs versus split load
A split load board puts two RCDs across all circuits, so one fault takes out half the house. Individual RCBOs isolate the single circuit at fault. It costs a little more and is worth it every time, particularly if you have a freezer or work from home.
Why boards are metal now
The 18th Edition requires consumer units in domestic premises to have a non-combustible enclosure. Plastic boards were a known fire risk where connections loosened over time.
What can add to the price
Main earthing and bonding that does not meet current requirements, supply tails that are too short, an asbestos backboard, or existing circuits that fail insulation resistance testing. We check all of these at survey so the quote does not move.
Straight answers.
How long will the power be off?
Most of the working day, in stages. If you work from home, tell us and we will plan around it.
Do I need to tell Building Control?
Yes, and we do it for you under Part P. You get the certificate.
My board trips occasionally. Do I need a new one?
Not necessarily. Nuisance tripping is often a single faulty circuit or appliance. We will fault find first rather than sell you a board.
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