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Consumer Unit Guide
Your consumer unit (fuseboard) is the heart of your home's electrical system. Modern units provide much better protection against electric shock and fire. Here's what you need to know.
Signs You Need an Upgrade
- Old rewireable fuses instead of circuit breakers
- No RCD protection (required since 2008)
- Frequent tripping of circuits
- Not enough ways for all your circuits
- Burn marks or signs of overheating
- When having other significant electrical work done
Benefits of a Modern Consumer Unit
- RCD protection disconnects power in 40 milliseconds
- Greatly reduced risk of electric shock
- Better fire protection from arc fault detection
- Individual RCBOs for each circuit (optional)
- Clearly labelled circuits
- Meets current 18th Edition regulations
What's Involved
- Full inspection of existing electrical installation
- Power off for 4-8 hours typically
- Complete replacement of the consumer unit
- Testing of all circuits
- Electrical Installation Certificate issued
- Building Control notification (included)
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