Your fuse box is the heart of the electrics and it is the weak point we find most often in St Helens homes. The post-war estates at Parr, Sutton and Thatto Heath are frequently still on their second board. Plenty of the older terraces around Dentons Green and the town centre have one with rewireable fuses in it. A board like that will not cut the power quickly enough when something goes wrong.
A modern consumer unit cuts the supply in a fraction of a second, which protects you from a shock and the house from an electrical fire. We test every circuit before the changeover so any hidden fault is found and priced honestly up front. The new board gets surge protection as standard and every way labelled by hand and most swaps are finished inside a day.
Circuits tested first
Every circuit is tested before the swap, so nothing hidden turns into a surprise halfway through the day.
Protection on every circuit
Each circuit gets its own safety switch, so a fault in one room never blacks out the whole house.
Labelled so you can read it
Every way named by hand, plus the full test results handed to you before we leave.
Your questions, answered
How much does a new fuse box cost in St Helens?
Most UK consumer unit replacements fall between about £450 and £900, depending on the number of circuits and whether any remedial work is needed to pass the tests. We confirm one fixed price for your exact board before any work starts.
How long will my power be off?
Usually a few hours in the middle of the day. We plan the changeover so the house is back on as quickly as possible.
Why does my new board trip when the old one never did?
A modern board catches faults the old one quietly ignored and that is the protection you are paying for. We test every circuit at changeover, so anything it picks up gets found and put right rather than left for you to discover.
Do you take the old board away?
Yes. The old board and any cable offcuts go with us, then the wall is left clean and made good.
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