Electrical Services – Consumer Unit Replacement
In any new properties around the UK, consumer units are required rather than traditional fuse boards, working to make your electrics safer. They should also be installed if rewiring your property or extending your electrics to newly built or converted parts of the home. The team at Sevex make the process as simple as possible for you, offering a reliable consumer unit replacement service from our experienced electrical team.
What Are Consumer Units?
Consumer units are the main safety hub for electricity in your property, serving as a modern update for older fuse boxes and fuse boards. They provide a similar function, but will cut power to specific parts of your home if the circuit becomes overloaded.
The system is more sophisticated thanks to an RCD (residual current device) which detects small changes in the flow of electricity. Rather than waiting for the system to be overloaded (which may cause a fault or for someone to be electrocuted), the RCD cuts the power.
This is one of the primary safety features of all new consumer units.
Benefits of Using Professional Electricians
For anything which relates to electrical safety in your home or business, it’s essential to use the services of a trained individual. It’s important to hire a professional, qualified electrician so that you know the consumer unit replacement has been completed to the highest of standards, using reputable and reliable parts and materials. They will also be able to advise regarding building regulations required.
Electrical installs in your home must comply with these, and notifiable jobs include the installation of a new consumer unit. Building regulations have been designed to reduce the number of injuries, fires and deaths caused by faulty installations.
Consumer Unit Replacements
Here at Sevex, we offer quality consumer unit replacements to homes and businesses. Perhaps you’re planning an extension or a loft conversion, or maybe you’re having part of your home rewired. We ensure all work is carried out to comply with building regulations Approved Document P which sets out the requirements for electrical safety, criteria for the job and provides practical guidance for the work undertaken, including suitable heights for installation.
All electrical services we offer meet BS 7671 safety standards and our electricians are NICEIC registered. We’ll also provide you with any necessary electrical certificates for work completed at your property.
Tailored Electrical Services
Our electrical services are all tailored to your needs. When you call us with an issue or requirement, we’ll assign you an accredited, fully trained electrician and schedule a suitable time for them to come and visit the site. We offer a wide range of services, including electrical work for any part of your home, business, garage, shed, loft, storage building or extension. Our consumer unit replacement service includes the installation and testing of consumer units, bringing your electrics up to date with modern standards.
