--- title: "Fuse board replacement in Poole | 4.9 Star · NAPIT · TrustMark" description: "4.9 Star from 92 reviews · Prices from £500 · Covering Poole, Bournemouth and Broadstone · Call 07397 844504 · Fuse board replacement in Poole from £500…" canonical: "https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/electrician-poole/fuse-board-replacement" --- # Fuse board replacement in Poole > 4.9 Star from 92 reviews · Prices from £500 · Covering Poole, Bournemouth and Broadstone · Call 07397 844504 · Fuse board replacement in Poole from £500… 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. ## 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. - Consumer unit and fuse board replacement: from £500 - £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. ## 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. ### Rewirable fuses or no RCD Boards with fuse wire or no RCD cannot cut the power fast enough when a cable is damaged or a fault reaches earth. ### A breaker that will not stay on A switch that drops the moment you push it back points at a circuit fault, and an old board makes finding it slower. ### You are adding a shower or EV charger Electric showers and EV chargers need a spare way with its own RCD protection, which an older board often cannot give. ### An EICR has flagged the board If a test report marks the board itself, replacing it is what clears that item on the report. ## 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 and the Quay 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, BH17 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. ### Branksome and Upper Parkstone, BH12 BH12 is mostly Edwardian and interwar houses with a 1970s estate off Winston Avenue, so we check what every way feeds before fitting. ### Hamworthy, BH15 Hamworthy mixes older housing with estates built after the power station closed in the early 1990s, so boards of very different ages sit nearby. ### Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks, BH13 Large detached houses and apartment blocks fill BH13, where a flat's meter tails can come from a communal intake rather than a cupboard inside. ## 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. ### 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. ### Changing the board The old board comes out, the new one goes on, and each circuit is reconnected and named on the front. ### Testing and paperwork Every circuit is tested with the new protection in place and you get an Electrical Installation Certificate for the work. ## 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. ## Recent electrical work Photographs from across MX2 Electrical's work, covering far more than board changes in Poole. ## 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## Where we work around Poole Alongside Poole we cover Bournemouth, Broadstone, Wimborne Minster, Wareham, Parkstone, Ferndown, Christchurch, Canford Heath and Westbourne. ## 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. - [Electrician in Poole](https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/electrician-poole): Electrician in Poole for fault finding, EICRs, fuse boards, EV chargers and rewires. MX2 Electrical is registered with NAPIT and TrustMark. - [Fuse board replacement (all areas)](https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/services/fuse-board-replacement): MX2 Electrical replaces fuse boards and consumer units around Poole and Bournemouth. New board, marked circuits and a completion record from £500. - [All areas](https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. ## Book Online Book a fuse board replacement in Poole and we will put the price in writing before the day. ## Business facts - Service area: Poole, Bournemouth, Broadstone, Wimborne Minster, Wareham, Parkstone, Ferndown, Christchurch, Canford Heath, Westbourne - Hours: Every day 00:00–23:59 - Phone: +447397844504 - Email: info@mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk - Insurance: Public liability £2,000,000 - Qualifications: NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds; Gold Card Electrician - Pricing rules: Current labour rate: £70 per hour.; Materials, specialist equipment and larger project work are confirmed separately before they go ahead. ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from MX2 Electrical. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://mx2-electrical-ltd.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.