Fuse Boards & Consumer Units

Changing your fuse board
Your fuse board (also known as a consumer unit) is the main hub of your home – it’s the ‘thinking centre’ to all electrical aspects in your home. Some of the main reasons why you may need or want to upgrade your old fuse board to a new 17th Edition Consumer Unit:

• You are having some other electrical work carried out and need to comply with the regulations.
• Your old fuse board is overloaded and starting to cause problems for the rest of the installation.
• Your wiring installation is in poor condition but you cannot afford a rewire, changing to a 17th Edition Consumer Unit will offer some protection.

The above points may have been raised by another tradesperson such as a builder if you are having a large building project undertaken.

PMG Electrics always comply with strict regulations, a change of consumer unit is a serious undertaking and must meet all of the relevant standards and regulations, in order to comply with these we will always issue certification for both the electrical installation and for compliance with Part “P” of the Building Regulations.

If the job is carried out incorrectly, your home may be left in a dangerous condition and you could be at risk from electrical harm.

Whatever the reason upgrading an old consumer unit to one incorporating two residual current devices (RCDs), is a job that many home owners should consider at some point.

At PMG Electrics we are always happy to provide advice on safe electrics within your home or business with no obligation.