If your fuse box has ceramic fuses you rewire with fuse wire, or a single big switch that takes out the whole house when anything trips, it belongs to a different era of house. Littlehampton has plenty of both, particularly in the older housing around the harbour, River Road and Wick.
A modern consumer unit changes three things. Every circuit gets its own safety switch, so a fault in the garden lighting does not plunge the kitchen into darkness. The board carries surge protection, which matters now that every room has electronics in it. And the whole thing is labelled, so you can actually find the right switch when you need it.
The job itself is usually a day. We test the existing circuits before we swap anything, because a new board is more sensitive and will find faults the old one tolerated, and you should hear about those with a price attached before the work starts rather than during it.
Old boards replaced properly
Wooden-backed rewireable units and single-trip plastic boards swapped for a modern, properly protected unit.
Pre-change testing
Circuits tested before the swap, so anything the new board would trip on is found, priced and agreed first.
Surge protection as standard
Included, not an upsell. It protects everything plugged in when the supply spikes.
Certified and notified
Tested to the current regulations and notified to Building Control through our NAPIT registration.
Your questions, answered
How much is a consumer unit upgrade in Littlehampton?
It depends on the circuit count and what the pre-change testing turns up. We test, tell you what is there, then give one fixed price in writing.
Is my old fuse box illegal?
No. An older board is not illegal if it is safe and working. But it will be flagged on an EICR, and if you rent the property out that matters, because an unsatisfactory report has to be put right.
Will the power be off all day?
No, but it will be off for a good part of it. We tell you roughly when, and if you work from home we can plan around a specific window.
Do I need one before an EV charger?
Often yes. A charger needs a spare way with the right protection, and older boards do not have it. We check when we quote the charger so the total is clear up front.
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