Consumer Units / Fuse Boards

The consumer unit or fuse board is the heart of the electrical system in your property, it controls the supply of power and provides protection, to both life and to the building’s electrical system itself.

Many modern consumer units incorporate technically advanced protective devices such as:

RCD’s – for protection against electric shock
Circuit breakers (CB’s) – for the protection of the cables and electrical devices

Circuit breakers are rated in amperes (A) and protect the conductors or wires in your property from being exposed to excessive amounts of electric current, overloading cables can cause them to overheat and in extreme cases lead to the risk of a fire occurring.

Single-phase installations such as most domestic or smaller commercial properties require only a small number of low powered circuit and so are fitted with a smaller single phase consumer unit
Three-phase installations, those that require more power or require three-phase power for specialist equipment and machinery, these consumer units are larger and demand a three-phase power supply to be installed by the company responsible for the electrical network infrastructure in your area.

The fuse board is the name given for the device that protects the electrical installation in some older properties, so-called a fuse board because they rely on fuse wire installed in a fuse carrier which melts when exposed to excessive amounts of current in amperes. Fuse-boards were a way of protecting electrical installations, but are no longer believed to be as effective as modern consumer units

The consumer unit is the modern development of the humble fuse board. They are fitted with MCB’s, a type of switch that trips (switches off), when excessive current flows through the device. They can also be fitted with RCD’s and RCBO’s, devices that can trip if someone is receiving an electric shock.

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East Electricals has extensive experience in maintaining and renewing all types of consumer units and fuse boards including single and three-phase.

We install and maintain both single-phase and three-phase consumer units for many domestic and industrial properties.

Give us a call on 07759 817 743 to get a full assessment of the condition of your consumer unit, and whether renewing your fuse board is the ideal solution to resolving your safety issues.

We could replace your old fuse board with a modern consumer unit with minimal disruption to you and your home or property.

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