Fuse board replacement in Poole
An old fuse board with rewireable fuses and no RCD protection is replaced by MX2 Electrical with a modern consumer unit, in houses and flats across Poole.
“With over 20 years in the trade behind us, we are a fully qualified, NAPIT registered team covering Poole and the Dorset area, domestic and commercial. We turn up when we say we will, explain what needs doing before we do it, and leave the place as we found it.”
How much does a fuse board replacement cost in Poole?
Consumer unit and fuse board replacement starts at £500. That buys the new board with RCD protection, your existing circuits reconnected and tested, and the certificate.
- £500 is a starting price for a single phase board change where the existing circuits test sound.
- What moves it: how many circuits the house has, the state of the wiring behind them, a three phase supply, or moving the board to a new position.
- Current labour rate: £70 per hour.
- Materials, specialist equipment and larger project work are confirmed separately before they go ahead.
Do you need a new fuse board?
- Your fuse board, or consumer unit, is the box every circuit runs from, and it needs replacing once it can no longer protect them.
- Boards with fuse wire or no RCD cannot cut the power fast enough when a cable is damaged or a fault reaches earth.
- A switch that drops the moment you push it back points at a circuit fault, and an old board makes finding it slower.
- Electric showers and EV chargers need a spare way with its own RCD protection, which an older board often cannot give.
Fuse boards in Poole homes
- Poole housing runs from Georgian frontages on the Quay to 1990s estates, and the age of the house shapes what sits behind the board.
- Old Town was rebuilt in Georgian style in the eighteenth century and has been a conservation area since 1975, so new cable runs stay out of sight.
- Canford Heath was built out from 1963 in the south and 1973 in the north, so board age and circuit count vary street by street.
- BH12 is mostly Edwardian and interwar houses with a 1970s estate off Winston Avenue, so we check what every way feeds before fitting.
What happens on the day
The power goes off, the old board comes out, and every circuit is tested on the new one before we leave.
- 01
Before the power goes off
We look at the meter and tails, count the circuits and tell you how long the supply will be down.
- 02
Changing the board
The old board comes out, the new one goes on, and each circuit is reconnected and named on the front.
- 03
Testing and paperwork
Every circuit is tested with the new protection in place and you get an Electrical Installation Certificate for the work.
Other electrical work in Poole
If the board is one part of a bigger job, EICR and electrical testing starts at £110 and electrical fault finding and repairs from £70/hr.
Why customers choose MX2 Electrical
MX2 Electrical is registered with NAPIT and TrustMark, and the price for your board change is written down before any work starts. We work on domestic, commercial and industrial installations across Poole and Dorset.
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Recent work from MX2 Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by MX2 Electrical; they are not all presented as fuse board replacement work in Poole.
Where we work around Poole
Alongside Poole we cover Bournemouth, Broadstone, Wimborne Minster, Wareham, Parkstone, Ferndown, Christchurch, Canford Heath and Westbourne.
Fuse board questions from Poole customers
The questions Poole homeowners and landlords ask us before booking a board change.
How much is a new consumer unit?+
From £500 for a fuse board replacement. Where it lands above that comes down to how many circuits you have and what testing finds in the wiring. You see the figure in writing before we start.
— Mohsen Nazari
How long will the power be off?+
From the moment the old board comes out until the last circuit has been tested on the new one. In a house that usually means a good part of the working day, so plan around the fridge and anything you need to charge.
— Mohsen Nazari
Do I get a certificate for the work?+
Yes, an Electrical Installation Certificate for the new board and the circuits tested with it. Changing a consumer unit is notifiable work, and we notify it through our NAPIT registration.
What if a circuit fails when you test it?+
We tell you before the new board goes on and price the repair separately. Faults like a damaged cable or a borrowed neutral show up during testing rather than weeks later. Nothing extra is done until you say yes.
Can you move the fuse board somewhere else?+
Yes, and it is priced on top of the £500 start. Moving the board needs new meter tails, so how far it can go depends on where the meter sits.
Do you replace fuse boards in flats?+
Yes. In apartment blocks around Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks the meter can be in a communal cupboard, so we check where your tails come from first. The board inside the flat is changed the same way as in a house.
Will I need a rewire as well?+
Not in most houses. A new board protects the circuits already in the walls, and the tests on the day show whether that wiring is sound. If you want the whole installation checked, EICR and electrical testing starts at £110.
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Book a fuse board replacement in Poole and we will put the price in writing before the day.