Consumer unit replacement in Wivenhoe
Fuse board replacement in Wivenhoe by Lighting Electrical: a tested consumer unit with every circuit marked, and the certificate handed over on the day.
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New consumer unit prices for Wivenhoe
What you pay covers the unit itself, reconnecting your circuits and marking each way, the testing and the certificate. Board size, enclosure type and access decide where the labour sits.
From £450
Included when agreed
- Isolation of the incoming supply and removal of the existing fuse board
- Supply and fitting of a new consumer unit with RCD or RCBO protection to suit the circuits
- Reconnection of existing circuits and labelling of each way
- Dead and live tests on the circuits that feed from the new board
- An electrical certificate and notification through NAPIT where the work requires it
Ways to pay
- Pay by bank
- Bank transfer
- The figure is put in writing and approved before isolation.
- More ways or a metal enclosure change the materials and labour.
- Faults uncovered during testing are priced as separate work.
Consumer unit replacement across Wivenhoe
We serve Wivenhoe from our base in Peterborough.
What happens on the day
Your power is off for the working part of the visit, and you will know the figure and the plan before anything is isolated. This is the order it follows.
- Confirm and isolateThe written price is confirmed first, the meter tails are checked, then the incoming supply is cut. Anything covering the board is moved aside first.
- Remove and refitOff comes the old board. The new unit is fixed in place, tails and earth terminated, and each existing circuit brought onto the right breaker with its way marked.
- Test, restore, certifyCircuits are tested dead and live for insulation resistance, continuity and device operation. Power comes back on, we check round with you and the certificate is yours before we go.
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Why choose Lighting Electrical
Valandi KotorriElectrician- Reviews
- 61
- Rating
- 4.7
- Trading since
- 2016
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi Kotorri, Lighting Electrical
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WhatsAppHow long does a fuse board change take?
A straightforward home swap finishes inside one visit. The electricity is off while the boards are changed over, and comes back once testing is done.
Will a new consumer unit give me room for an EV charger?
Yes, where the unit is sized for it. A charger, an electric shower or extra sockets each need a spare way, so if new circuits are on your plans the board is specified with the ways to take them.
What is the difference between an RCD and an RCBO?
An RCD watches a group of circuits and cuts them all if one leaks. An RCBO protects a single circuit, so a fault on one leaves the rest on. The new unit uses whichever suits each circuit.
Do you replace boards in flats as well as houses?
Yes, flats get the same job as houses. The tails and earthing are checked before isolation, and the certificate comes with the finished work.
What does the certificate actually cover?
It records the new unit plus each circuit tested from it: insulation resistance, continuity and device operation. Notifiable work is also put on record through NAPIT.