Consumer unit replacement
£450
Fixed price
Fuse board replacement in Maldon
Board changes in Maldon usually surface during a rewire or a report, and the answer depends on the earthing as much as on the board.
Fuse board replacement price in Maldon
Fuse board replacement in Maldon
In older property the board has often been changed once already while the earthing and bonding stayed as they were. That combination looks modern and is not, which is why the check starts at the incoming supply.
We test what is there, confirm the main earthing and the bonding to gas and water, fit the unit, then bring circuits back one at a time with the readings recorded for each.
Why choose us
We are NAPIT registered under member number 80815, and NAPIT publish that listing on their own member search, so you can confirm it without asking us for anything. Beyond the registration, the things we hold ourselves to are simple: the fault explained in plain English, a price agreed before the work starts, and the certificate or report the job calls for handed over at the end.
Tell us what you need
Send the job details and you get a straight answer on what is involved and what happens next.
Everything in one place
Your quote, updates, payments and receipts stay together.
Track the job
Photos, access details and updates stay with the job from start to finish.
Know the price
See a price where one is available. Any quoted work is agreed before it starts.
What the replacement covers
The final quote records the agreed consumer unit, protective devices and work around the existing installation.
Included when agreed
- Pre-work survey
- Safe isolation and removal of the old board
- Replacement consumer unit and protective devices
- Clear circuit labels
- Reconnection and testing of circuits that are safe to reconnect
- Electrical Installation Certificate and applicable notification
Not included automatically
- Repairs to faulty existing circuits
- Rewiring or extra circuits
- Supplier, network or meter equipment upgrades
- Moving the board
- Plastering, joinery or decoration outside the quote
How the job works
The survey separates the replacement from any existing defects before work starts.
- 01
Survey and confirm the scope
Share photos and earlier reports, then the electrician checks the board, supply and wiring.
- 02
Isolate and replace
The power is switched off while the old board is removed and the agreed consumer unit is fitted.
- 03
Test and hand over
The circuits are tested, the board is labelled and the findings and documents are explained.
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Fuse board replacement in Maldon — FAQs
A new board went in years ago. Is that enough?+
Only if what feeds it was sorted at the same time. A modern unit sitting on old earthing is common in Maldon, and it is one of the things a report codes.
How long is the power off?+
Most of the day, in stages, and we tell you when the longer isolations fall so you can plan around them.
Will it fit where the old one is?+
Usually, but not always. Meter cupboards in older houses are tight and a modern unit is deeper. If it has to move we say so on the survey and the move is in the price.
The house is in the conservation area.+
That only matters for what shows. An internal board change does not; an external meter box or a new outside enclosure does, and it is agreed before it is fixed.
What paperwork?+
An electrical installation certificate for the board with test results for every circuit, notified through our NAPIT registration.
Areas we cover
Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey
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Start with the job details
Tell us the property, the postcode and what is actually happening, and add a photo of the fuse board if a circuit keeps tripping. That is usually enough for us to say which service it maps to and what the next step is. Homeowners, landlords and businesses are all welcome.