Are you considering fuseboard upgrades at your home in Leeds? D P Electrical Specialists provide reliable and trustworthy electrical services in the area. Experts in fuseboard upgrades and repairs.
Fuseboard Upgrades Leeds
What Does A Fuseboard Do?
A fuseboard, also referred to as a consumer unit, is the main control centre for all electrical distribution at your home in Leeds. Electricity coming from the national grid through the mains supply is delivered to the fuseboard which then distributes electricity to all the circuits at your home. Each circuit provides power to the different rooms or areas to power up any household appliances.
As well as distributing electricity throughout our home, the fuseboard has a major role in providing safety features to prevent overloading of circuits, electrical fires and electrocution.
How Do I know If I Need A Fuseboard Upgrade?
If you suspect the fuseboard at your home in Leeds is defective, D P Electrical Specialists suggest you avoid any DIY work and call in a qualified electrician such as ourselves. Indications of a fault fuseboard include:
- Circuit breaker trips frequently.
- Burning smell.
- Fuses blown regularly.
- Visible damage to the outer casing of the fuse board.
- Electrical humming.
- Flickering lights or dimming lights.
As a rule of thumb, we recommend a fuseboard upgrade at least every 10-15 years, especially if they are older than 20 years. Outdated fuseboards will not meet existing safety standards as they lack certain features.
Advantages Of A Fuseboard Upgrade
A fuseboard upgrade at your home in Leeds will provide greater protection from electrocution and electrical fires.
Modern fuseboards include enhanced safety devices such as RCDs or residual current devices and MCBs or mini circuit breakers, designed to switch off or “trip” a circuit during times of unexpected power surges.
Current fuseboards are much easier to manage if a fuse does trip, you simply flip the switch back to reset the circuits.
You can also achieve greater energy management through fuseboard-upgrade, modern fuseboards detect and isolate any faulty circuits, restricting energy being wasted on damaged appliances.
To keep in line with compliance, modern fuseboards are much easier to manage and maintain as they include features such as clearer labelling to help electricians like us to determine the cause of any faults.
What Happens During A Fuseboard Upgrade?
The mains power will be switched off during a fuseboard upgrade , this is to make sure our team of electricians are safe. Next we remove the outdated fuseboard and existing circuits, making note of the original circuit positions.
The new fuseboard or consumer unit is then installed and our electricians reconnect circuits. Part of our role as electricians is to carry out a series of tests to ensure the fuseboard is functioning safely and efficiently.
D P Electrical Specialists
A great way to find out about our work conducting fuseboard upgrades in Leeds is to read the positive reviews left by clients. Take a look at our website to read the comments about our clear channels of communication, expertise and knowledge of ever evolving building regulations and safety standards.
Feel free to speak to us in more detail about fuseboard upgrades in Leeds, call D P Electrical Specialists today.
