Consumer Unit Replacements in St. Mary Axe EC3A

Consumer unit replacements start at just over £600 inc. VAT. That's for a 10-way unit. Ask us for a price for smaller consumer unit for a garage or outbuilding. Larger consumer units can be installed - ask us for a fixed price quote for commercial 3-phase consumer units.

Refer to the price list or booking form for current pricing - or just ask us.

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AC1 provide domestic and commercial consumer unit replacement in St. Mary Axe EC3A, and nearby areas.

You should replace your consumer unit if:

• it has rewire-able type fuses which contain fuse wire
• it has porcelain type fuse carriers with fuse wire
• it has been highlighted in an electrical inspection
• it has no RCD protection
• is old or outdated - wooden or broken

AC1 provide domestic and commercial consumer unit replacement in St. Mary Axe EC3A, and nearby areas.

You should get your consumer unit checked if:

• you are going to rent your property
• you are going to purchase a property
• you are going to purchase property insurance
• you have not had an electrical inspection carried out by a registered electrician in the last 10 years.

It is the responsibility of any Landlord or Employer to ensure the safe and correct operation of an electrical installation.

AC1 provide domestic and commercial consumer unit replacement in St. Mary Axe EC3A, and nearby areas.

You will receive a fixed price quote before any work commences. Nothing more to pay.

During work or testing, we may uncover the need for additional remedial work. If this happens, you will be given a clear quotation for this electrical work - but you will not be obliged to use us further.

AC1 provide domestic and commercial consumer unit replacement in St. Mary Axe EC3A, and nearby areas.

It is standard procedure that as a part of replacing your consumer unit your existing electrical wiring must be fully tested. See EICR reports and certificates for more information on electrical testing and inspections.

Our qualified and competent electricians will carry out a series of tests to ensure that your existing wiring is suitable for a modern '18th edition' consumer unit with incorporated RCD (Residual Current Device) before installing it. Without such testing, there is a possibility that the new consumer unit will pick up any existing underlying wiring faults and continuously trip, leaving you without power.

Usually there are no problems when installing a new consumer unit fuse box (people still call it a fuse box but fuses are no longer used). If there are problems, we will highlight these, allowing you to make appropriate decisions on whether to proceed or not, in rare circumstances the electrical wiring within the existing installation may be so outdated or faulty it will require part or full rewiring.

AC1 provide domestic and commercial consumer unit replacement in St. Mary Axe EC3A, and nearby areas.

AC1 have many years experience replacing consumer units and distribution boards in occupied and unoccupied properties.

All our work and supplied fixtures and equipment are guaranteed for a minimum of 1 year.

MCB stands for ‘miniature circuit breaker ‘, A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by over-current/overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to interrupt current flow after Protective relays detect faults condition.

AC1 can install or upgrade consumer units with new MCBs.

RCD stands for ‘residual current device’ and is designed to prevent you from getting a fatal electric shock if you touch something live, such as a bare wire. It can also provide some protection against electrical fires. RCDs can help protect you from electric shock in potentially dangerous areas like bathrooms and gardens, and there are various types of RCDs that can be used to make sure you are always as safe as possible.

RCBOS stands for Residual Current Circuit Breaker. It combines the functionality of an MCB and an RCD

If your consumer unit uses RCBOS, your circuits are protected individually. This might mean some of your lighting stays on when there's a fault on another circuit. Each circuit is protected individually.

RCBOS consumer units cost a bit more than RCD consumer units, but it can save you from losing all power in your property at the same time.

A RCBOS consumer unit protects each circuit individually. It's better than an RCD consumer unit, but costs more.

A dual RCD consumer unit allows two groups of circuits to be protected separately. If one circuit has a fault, the other circuit might be unaffected. It's cheaper than a RCBOS consumer unit, but still has some separation between circuits.

If you don't have RCBOS, and just have an RCD consumer unit, you still have fault protection but a fault on one circuit will remove power from multiple circuits.

AC1 is fully insured for domestic and commercial electrical work on customer premises.

AC1 is trusted to complete electrical repairs and installations to the highest standard. If there is any problem with our services, please contact us in writing. If we are at fault we will rectify the issue immediately.