Fuse Box Replacement Keighley & Bradford
Our skilled electricians have extensive experience in fuse box replacement for both domestic and commercial properties. Whether you have an outdated unit or a damaged fuse board, our team of industry experts can provide you with a suitable replacement at competitive prices.From damaging wiring to causing fires, a defective fuse box can turn out to be disastrous. That’s why it’s crucial to fix or replace faulty fuse boxes. The cost of replacing a fuse box depends on a number of factors, including the size of the property and the quality of materials used.We strictly adhere to the highest standards of workmanship. From the initial consultation to the final installation, you can expect nothing less than professionalism from us at every step of the way.-
What Is a Fuse Box?
Your fuse box is the hub of electricity in your home and provides vital safety coverage to protect you from electric shock, burns, and potentially fire in the event of a fault. Fuse Box are divided into circuits which separately provide power for lights, sockets, immersion heater, smoke alarms, electric oven, hob, electric vehicle chargers etc.
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Do I Need a New Fuse Box?
There is a number of reasons why you may need to replace your fuse box. Perhaps one of the MCBs has blown and replacements are no longer available. Maybe they have taken possession of an old property and the fuse box is not compliant with current regulations, such as an old rewireable fuse box. Or maybe they are undertaking a rewire, refurbishment or larger renovation project.
At AGR Electrics we always encourage the customer to have an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR), which should be carried out before replacing the fuse box. This is to establish that the latest regulations are met and will ensure that there isn’t any faults to clear that were not included in the original contract/quote.
Also the EICR test results will then help with the design and selection of protective devices for the new fuse box.
At AGR Electrics we understand that not everyone can afford or want the latest and greatest, however, we recommend all our clients regarding the level of protection that is required under BS:7671 and will help you design a solution which matches their requirements, budget and expectations and need not be any more onerous than briefly explaining the following:
a. In general the UK Wiring Regulations require that all circuits are protected against both:
Overload – the fault which can result in fire in cables and damage to appliances.
Residual Current (or Earth Leakage) – the fault which causes electric shock, which can result in injury or death.
b. The Circuit Protection Devices: RCD, MCB and RCBO. What they are and what they do:
RCD – Residual Current Device - Protects a bank of circuits from residual current or earth leakage.
MCB – Mini Circuit Breaker - Protects an individual circuit against overload and fault currents
RCBO – Residual Circuit Breaker with Overload - Protects an individual circuit from both residual current and overload. It combines the aspects of both RCD and MCB and is therefore more expensive than an MCB.
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Fuse Box Replacement Service
We a provide a consumer unit replacement service and if you are worried about the state of your current fuse box, or you have an old style rewireable “fusebox”, we can give you free advice and a quote for upgrading your installation to the modern standards with all the additional safety features.
The benchmark standard for our installations is to provide an RCBO Fuse box with an integral Surge Protection Device as per the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations requirements. We only fit reputable high quality brands of fuse box, with our go to brands being SBS or Fuse Box.