Fuse Box and Consumer Unit Replacement 

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Fuse Box Upgrades From… £450 +VAT

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Are you worried about the fuse box in your house is too old and no longer complies with electrical UK regulations? Is it time to replace it with a more modern consumer unit? How long is it going to take and more specifically, how much is it going to cost?

Read on and you’ll find out all the answers to these questions including what is involved in the replacement process so you can make the right choice for your household.

 

Let’s start with:

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What is the difference between a fuse box and an electrical consumer unit?

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A fuse box and a consumer unit serve the same purpose. They distribute electricity in your house through multiple circuits and instantly turn the power off whenever a power overload occurs on one of the circuits, which is commonly known as “tripping”. 

When “tripping” occurs, a consumer unit will switch the power off using the circuit breaker linked to the overloaded circuit. It will turn itself to the position off making the faulty circuit easily identifiable. Once the circuit is fixed, the circuit breaker can be switched back on and the power restored.
 

A fuse box uses fuses instead of circuit breakers. Each fuse contains a wire which will melt if there is an electrical overload and make the circuit trip and switch the power off.

It is not as easy to identify a faulty circuit when using a fuse box and the, now melted fuse, will need to be replaced before the power can be restored.

 

Consumer units are basically the modern and safer version of fuse boxes which in most cases are no longer compliant with current electrical regulations.

 

If your house is fitted with an old fuse box, it might be time for you to replace it.

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How do I know if I have an old-fashioned fuse box?

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It’s very easy to tell if you have an old-style fuse box or a more modern consumer unit.

An old-style fuse box will have a series of fuses contained inside the fuse carrier which you can manually remove and replace when one of them goes off following a power overload.

 

  

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