If your property has an outdated fuse box requiring modern circuit protection, MX2 Electrical provides complete consumer unit and fuse board replacements. Our NAPIT registered electricians mount new metal boards, dress every circuit and fit surge protection across Poole, Bournemouth and Broadstone. Each circuit is thoroughly tested before and after installation to keep your electrical setup safe.
£500
Published up front and fixed once we have seen the property. What it covers is set out below.
Book fuse board replacement — £500Upfront pricing for replacing an existing residential consumer unit. Final quotations depend on the number of circuits, existing earthing arrangements and any required remedial repairs.
Every town we cover for this work.
| Town | Other local firms | MX2 Electrical | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | — | £500 | — |
| Broadstone | — | £500 | — |
| Wimborne Minster | — | £500 | — |
| Wareham | — | £500 | — |
| Parkstone | — | £500 | — |
| Ferndown | — | £500 | — |
| Christchurch | — | £500 | — |
| Canford Heath | — | £500 | — |
| Westbourne | — | £500 | — |
| Andover | — | £500 | — |
| Fordingbridge | — | £500 | — |
| Salisbury | — | £500 | — |
| Sherborne | — | £500 | — |
| Weymouth | — | £500 | — |
| Blandford Forum | — | £500 | — |
| Swanage | — | £500 | — |
| Dorchester | — | £500 | — |
Other firms' figures are what they advertise publicly, not quotes for your job — use them to sanity-check what you are offered. Ours is fixed once we have seen the property.
Our standard replacement service covers the physical unit swap, testing and statutory certification.
Modern electrical demands and safety regulations make upgrading an obsolete fuse board an important safety improvement for domestic properties.
Older properties in Wimborne Minster, Wareham and Westbourne often still contain wooden-backed fuse boards with rewireable carriers. These offer no residual current protection against electric shocks or electrical fires.
Twentieth-century homes in Broadstone, Canford Heath and Ferndown may have early cartridge fuse boxes or basic miniature circuit breakers without RCD switches. Modern standards require RCD protection across socket and lighting circuits.
Adding new circuits for kitchen extensions, heat pumps or electric vehicle chargers in Bournemouth and Poole requires spare capacity and modern protective devices that older consumer units cannot support.
Replacing a consumer unit requires turning off the power and carrying out structured safety checks across the property.
Clear the area around the existing fuse board and meter. We perform initial continuity and insulation resistance tests on connected circuits before isolating power to identify pre-existing faults.
Power to the property will be turned off while the old unit is disconnected and removed. We mount the new metal enclosure, connect the incoming supply tails and terminate each circuit into its dedicated breaker.
Once wired, power is restored step by step. We carry out full instrumental testing on every circuit, checking trip times, earthing loop impedance and polarity to confirm safe operation.
Following the installation, you receive full documentation certifying that your new consumer unit complies with electrical safety regulations.
A fully labelled metal consumer unit fitted with modern protective devices suited to your installation, such as residual current devices and miniature circuit breakers.
A complete schedule of test results documenting insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, and disconnection times for every connected circuit in the property.
An Electrical Installation Certificate confirming the replacement meets BS 7671 wiring standards, accompanied by notification to local building control through NAPIT.
Guidance on how to operate and test the RCD buttons periodically, along with recommendations if any existing circuit wiring requires future attention.
MX2 Electrical charges £500 — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.
I turn off the electricity supply once pre-testing is complete. The power remains off while I remove the old board, mount the new unit and terminate the circuits. I keep you informed during the outage and restore supply as soon as it is safe to test.
I test your existing circuits before fitting the new board. If I uncover an underlying fault, such as damaged insulation or a bridged neutral, I will explain the issue clearly and discuss what is needed to resolve it before the circuit is re-energised.
Older fuse boards with wire fuses or early breakers cannot detect minor earth leakages quickly enough to prevent electric shocks. Modern units disconnect faulty circuits in milliseconds and use non-combustible metal enclosures.
Replacing a consumer unit is notifiable work under Part P of the Building Regulations. Because MX2 Electrical is NAPIT registered, we notify building control directly and provide your compliance certificate.
The new board must be accessible for maintenance, operation and testing. It should be mounted securely on a flat surface with sufficient clearance from gas meters and sources of heat or moisture.
Local housing stock is the main reason. Victorian and Edwardian houses and conversions Older or harder-to-access properties take longer, and that time is what a quote is mostly made of.
Official guidance and standards relating to domestic consumer unit replacements and building safety regulations.
£500, fixed once we have seen the property. No call-out charge to get a price.