Cardiff Electricians

Fuse Boards Replacements

Our team of fully qualified and extensively experienced electricians provide an expert service to upgrade your home electrics. If you currently use an out-of-date fuse board it is important that you invest in a modern fuse board. By replacing your older version, you ensure the safety of your home and family. A brand new fuse board consumer unit will also bring your home up to current safety standards and give you complete peace of mind for years to come.

A typical fuse board consumer unit is usually made up of three components. The main switch, a Residual Current Device (RCD) and either Mini Circuit Breakers (MCBs) or Fuses depending on the age of the unit.

If your current electrical installation is safe for use and meets current regulations then you won’t need to upgrade. It can however be very difficult to work this out without any testing. The best way of finding out if you need a replacement is to have an electrical inspection carried out.

The main switch can turn off the electricity supply if needed. This is helpful as it allows the electricity to be shut off when fuses need resetting. It can also prevent incidents such as electric shocks when changing bulbs.

An RCD is a safety measure that trips the circuit, shutting off electricity in the case of an overload, lightning strike, fault etc. An RCD constantly measures the electric current flowing through circuits.  If the RCD detects any sudden change current, it instantly shuts off the electricity. This measure can be life saving and guards against electrocutions.

Depending on the model of fuse board, you should either have Mini Circuit Breakers or Fuses. MCBs are a lot more common in today’s fuse boards whereas fuses were likely to be found in older models. Before Circuit Breaker’s were introduced, fuses could fry and disconnect the circuit if an overload occurred. Once fried, fuses have to be replaced. Circuit Breakers are designed to turn themselves off whenever a fault occurs. This lowers the chance of them melting, meaning that circuit breakers are able to be reused .

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Customer Reviews

Titouan Millet
Titouan Millet
23 October 2022
The technicians came and put spotlights on our new place and did an outstanding job, really tidy and even cleaned up after themselves. Definitely my go to for anything electric in the future! 5 stars!
April Ellison
April Ellison
16 October 2022
Excellent service, did a fantastic job and did it at short notice. Thank you very reliable electricians I would highly recommend and use your services again in the future.
Jafar bin Noman
Jafar bin Noman
15 October 2022
This team rewired my entire house. I was impressed start to finish. He was very professional and punctual which made the whole experience so much easier. They worked around my busy schedule and fit in other workers while renovating my house. I would recommend him to anyone looking for an electrician in Cardiff and would use him again in the future.
martyn fisher
martyn fisher
13 October 2022
Top quality and very professional service . Ryan went above expectations to help me out and sort my workshops . Top service thanks
Fabrizio Lugani
Fabrizio Lugani
12 October 2022
Recently hired these electricians to do a complete redo on our new home and the service was great the gentleman who came to do the job was very knowledgeable and did a great job. Will definitely use them again in the future.
Jimmy Beats
Jimmy Beats
12 October 2022
Came and re wired a dated electrical system in my mothers home , they came and gave the best quote, they were very polite and respectable to my elderly mother and went out of there way to help her during the installation, they moved all furniture and appliances etc without charge and put everything back after themselves? Very efficient aswell , the job was done in good time,they left it clean and tidy,and my mother is very happy as am I, would 100% recommend to anyone needing electrical services , try them first trust me
Rhys Ruck
Rhys Ruck
12 October 2022
Very professional I would definitely recommend! The work was quality and efficient and so was they
dei linda
dei linda
11 October 2022
Found Rylec online,they provided prompt attention to a trip fault in the house, upgraded our consumer unit and upgraded the supply to our garage .Great work all round,from Ryan's organisation to Chris's experience.Highly recommended.
Andrew Ross
Andrew Ross
11 October 2022
Highly recommended! Rylec are very professional, friendly and efficient they installed our fan extractor in the bathroom, fixed the garden lighting and repaired our old garden lamppost and water feature. We are very pleased with the results. Will use them again. Thank you!
Maninder Powar
Maninder Powar
11 October 2022
Ryan is professional, knowledgeable, explains things clearly and gives sound options and advice. Clear and transparent invoicing. Will continue to use his services.

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