Pudsey has one of the biggest belts of 1930s semis in west Leeds, along Richardshaw Lane, around Greenside and out towards Lowtown. Many still have a board fitted when the house was last rewired decades ago, with rewireable fuses or an early plastic unit and no RCD protection. That is the single most common thing we find on a Pudsey EICR. A modern consumer unit cuts the power in a fraction of a second when something goes wrong, which is what protects you from a shock and the house from an electrical fire.
We test every circuit before the changeover so nothing surprises us halfway through. You get a metal board with surge protection as standard, every circuit labelled properly and the paperwork the same day. Most Pudsey homes are done in a single day with the power off for a few hours in the middle of it. Across Leeds a consumer unit upgrade is typically £400 to £750 depending on the number of circuits and we fix your price before we start.
Tested before we swap
Every circuit is checked first, so a hidden fault turns up before the new board goes on rather than after.
Done in a day
Most Pudsey semis are finished in one visit, with the power back on by the afternoon.
Labelled properly
Every switch is marked, so the next person who opens that cupboard knows what it does.
Your questions, answered
How do I know my Pudsey fuse box needs replacing?
Rewireable fuses, a wooden back board, no RCD test button or a board that trips for no reason are all signs. If your house has never been rewired since it was built, the board is almost certainly due.
Will a new board trip more often?
It can trip once or twice at first, because RCDs pick up faults the old fuses ignored. That is the board doing its job. We trace anything that trips repeatedly and fix the cause.
How long will the power be off?
Usually a few hours in the middle of the day. We tell you beforehand roughly when, so you can plan around it.
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