Lighting Electrical replaces fuse boards, also called consumer units, in homes and commercial premises across Colchester and nearby Essex towns. We fit the new board, check the circuits and leave you with a certificate.
£450
The starting figure is published up front; send the job details for a confirmed price. What it covers is set out below.
Get your fuse board replacement quoteConsumer unit replacement starts at £450. That buys taking out the old fuse board, fitting a new consumer unit and testing the circuits that run from it.
Every town we cover for this work.
| Town | Other local firms | Lighting Electrical | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham | — | £450 | — |
| Maldon | — | £450 | — |
| Wivenhoe | — | £450 | — |
| Kelvedon | — | £450 | — |
| Brightlingsea | — | £450 | — |
| Manningtree | — | £450 | — |
| Silver End | — | £450 | — |
| Tiptree | — | £450 | — |
| Dedham | — | £450 | — |
| Marks Tey | — | £450 | — |
| Stanway | — | £450 | — |
| West Mersea | — | £450 | — |
| Heybridge | — | £450 | — |
| Coggeshall | — | £450 | — |
| Rowhedge | — | £450 | — |
| Great Horkesley | — | £450 | — |
| Colchester | — | £450 | — |
Other firms' figures are what they advertise publicly, not quotes for your job — use them to sanity-check what you are offered. Our starting price is published and the job price is confirmed from your details.
A fuse board change is the consumer unit and the circuits that leave it. Anything beyond that is priced separately.
People book this when the old board is dated, overloaded or flagged on an electrical safety report, known as an EICR. We do the work for homeowners, landlords and small businesses in Colchester and the surrounding Essex towns.
Many houses still have a wooden or plastic box with rewirable fuses. Those boards lack modern residual current devices, which cut the power if a circuit leaks. We swap them for a consumer unit with the right protection for today’s loads.
Landlords and buyers often need a new board after an EICR finds missing RCD cover, damaged busbars or circuits that no longer match the labels. We replace the unit and retest the circuits that feed from it.
An EV charger, solar inverter, electric shower or extra kitchen sockets often needs a spare way. If the old board is full, we fit a larger consumer unit so the new circuit can land cleanly.
Small commercial premises in Colchester, Witham and Maldon still run lighting and sockets from a domestic-style board. We replace those units where the load has grown or the old fuses no longer suit the installation.
Power is off while the board is changed. We talk you through the outage before we isolate the supply.
We confirm the written price, check the meter tails and isolate the supply. Furniture and stored items in front of the cupboard need to be moved so we can work at the board.
The old fuse board comes off. We mount the new consumer unit, land the tails and earth, and connect each circuit to the correct breaker. Ways are marked as they go in.
We test insulation, continuity and RCD or RCBO operation, restore the supply and walk the property so lights and sockets come back as expected. You receive the certificate before we leave.
You are left with a marked consumer unit, working circuits and paperwork for the change.
The old fuse board is gone. Each circuit is on a breaker, marked, and tested from the new consumer unit so you can see what is live and what still needs repair.
The from £450 figure is the board swap and the tests that go with it. Burnt cables, high earth readings or a circuit that will not pass stay as separate work, quoted in writing if they appear.
Lighting Electrical charges £450 — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.
Consumer unit replacement starts at £450. A larger board, a metal enclosure or awkward access can take the labour above that starting figure. We confirm the written price before we isolate the supply.
A straightforward domestic swap is usually done in one visit. The supply stays off from isolation until the new consumer unit is tested and switched back on.
Yes. Replacing a fuse board is notifiable electrical work. We issue the certificate and notify through NAPIT so the record sits with the local authority.
Yes. Landlords book this after an EICR or when tenants report tripping fuses. We deal with you from the quote through to the certificate, including access arranged with the occupant.
Yes. Rewirable fuse boards are a common reason for the job. We fit a modern consumer unit and move the existing circuits onto breakers with RCD or RCBO protection.
Two public guides set out how a consumer unit should be changed and when building work in the home affects the electrics.
Published £450. Send the job details and the team will confirm the scope and price.