Fuse board upgrades
The original trade, and still the foundation of everything else we do. Often the first thing an older property needs before solar can go anywhere near it.
Consumer units
A modern board is where a safe installation starts
Plenty of houses around Royston still have a board with rewireable fuses or early plug-in MCBs and no RCD protection at all. Add a solar array, a battery and a car charger to that and you've built something modern on top of something that was never designed for it.
A current consumer unit gives you individual RCBO protection on each circuit, so a fault in one place doesn't take out half the house, plus surge protection, which matters rather more once there's an inverter on the wall.
This is work we do on its own, not only as part of a solar job. If you just need a board changed, that's a perfectly good reason to call.
- Consumer unit replacement to current wiring regulations
- Individual RCBO protection per circuit
- Surge protection devices where appropriate
- Remedial work identified by an EICR
- Electrical Installation Condition Reports
- Work notified under Part P through NAPIT
Common questions
Things people usually ask
How do I know if my fuse board needs replacing?
How long does a consumer unit change take?
Do I need this done before having solar installed?
Will I get a certificate?
Where we work
Royston, and about half an hour around it
Consumer unit and remedial work across the same patch as our solar installations. We're based in Meldreth, three miles outside Royston, and cover Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Bedfordshire from there: Royston, Melbourn, Baldock, Letchworth Garden City, Hitchin, Stevenage, Saffron Walden, Cambridge, Buntingford, Duxford and the villages in between. Close enough to come back if you ever need us.
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Free, no-obligation survey and quote
Tell us a bit about your property and we'll come and look at it. You'll get a straight answer either way, including if solar isn't the right fit.