Bronze
£12/mo
Billed annually at £144Save 20%
Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
Fuse board replacement in Basingstoke
An old fuse board with rewireable fuses or a tripping consumer unit is worth replacing. JD Electricals fits modern boards in Basingstoke houses, flats and rented property, with the circuits tested afterwards.
“Most of my work is domestic: consumer units, full and partial rewires, lighting and EICRs on houses around Basingstoke. I test and certify everything I fit, and anything else I find while I am there gets priced separately rather than added quietly to the bill. The electrician who quotes your job is the one who does it.”
James DunnElectrician · Nvq level 3 electrical installation
Fuse board replacement prices
Fuse board replacement starts at £650, covering the new consumer unit, moving each circuit onto individual protection, testing the installation and the certificate that records it. You have that figure in writing before anything is booked in.
- The starting price moves with the number of circuits, what the tests show about the existing wiring, and whether the main earthing needs work.
- Maintenance plan members take 5 per cent off labour and certificates on Bronze, 10 per cent on Silver and 15 per cent on Gold.
Signs your fuse board needs replacing
- Most Basingstoke homes reach a new board when the old one trips repeatedly, still uses fuse wire, or leaves several rooms on a single protective switch.
- A board with rewireable fuses predates modern protection and cannot be brought up to current standards by repair.
- Where a single device covers everything, a fault in one appliance takes the lights out in every room.
- A new circuit needs a spare way and its own protection, which an older unit often cannot give it.
Fuse boards in Basingstoke homes
- The age of the house across RG21 to RG24 decides how much sits behind a board change, because Basingstoke grew in distinct waves.
- Built as London overspill estates through the 1960s and early 1970s, so wiring of that age is tested circuit by circuit first.
- Private estate housing from the 1970s and 1980s, where the space around the meter decides whether a larger unit fits the same position.
- Family housing from the late 1990s into the 2000s, where the work is the board and its protection rather than the wiring behind it.
What happens on the day
The electricity goes off once the old board is disconnected and comes back on one circuit at a time as each test passes.
- 01
Before the power goes off
The meter position, the number of circuits and the earth connections to your gas and water pipes are all checked.
- 02
The new unit goes on
Every circuit moves onto its own RCBO, a breaker that covers both overload and earth faults, and is then tested.
- 03
Power back on and paperwork
Circuits are switched back on in turn, written on the chart inside the door, and the certificate for the installation follows.
Other electrical work in Basingstoke
At the same address JD Electricals also carries out EICR testing from £150, fault finding from £75 an hour, smoke and heat alarm installation from £110 and EV charger installation from £750.
Why customers choose JD Electricals
Pricing is written down before work starts, every circuit is tested as it moves onto the new unit, and each stage is explained in words that make sense without an electrical background. JD Electricals works for homeowners and landlords in Basingstoke and the Hampshire towns around it.
Nvq level 3 electrical installation
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Electrical maintenance plans
Bronze is 5 percent off labour and certificates plus a free safety certificate once a year. Silver is 10 percent off labour and certificates, a free safety certificate once a year, and next day priority. Gold is 15 percent off labour and certificates, free safety certificates three times a year, same day priority booking, and two emergency call outs a year.
Silver
Popular£20/mo
Billed annually at £240Save 20%
Double the discount, next-day priority, and a free safety certificate each year.
- 10% off labour
- 10% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
- Next day priority
Gold
£31/mo
Billed annually at £372Save 20%
Best rates, same-day priority booking, three free safety certificates a year.
- 15% off labour
- 15% off certificates
- Free safety certificates, 3 times a year
- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from JD Electricals
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by JD Electricals; they are not all presented as fuse board replacement work in Basingstoke.
Areas we cover around Basingstoke
As well as Chineham, Popley, Brighton Hill, Hatch Warren, South Ham, Kempshott, Winklebury, Rooksdown and Old Basing, JD Electricals works in Oakley, Hook, Fleet, Tadley, Overton, Bramley, Whitchurch and Gosport.
Fuse board questions from Basingstoke customers
The questions homeowners and landlords ask before booking a consumer unit change.
How much does a new fuse board cost in Basingstoke?+
Replacement starts at £650. What sits above that figure is the number of circuits and what testing finds in the wiring behind them. The price is confirmed in writing before a date is taken.
— James Dunn
What is a consumer unit?+
A consumer unit is the current name for a fuse board, the box that carries the switches feeding each circuit in the house. The modern version gives each circuit its own breaker rather than one fuse shared between rooms. That is the unit fitted from £650.
— James Dunn
Will my electricity be off while the board is changed?+
Yes, the supply is off from the moment the old unit is disconnected until the new one has been tested. Circuits then come back on one by one. Mention anything that has to keep running, such as a freezer or a home office, at the point you book.
Do I need a new board before an EV charger is fitted?+
Only where the existing unit has no spare way or no protection suitable for the new circuit. A 7.4kW home charge point starts at £750 and runs on a circuit of its own. The board is looked at before the charger is priced.
Does a landlord need a new board to pass an EICR?+
Not in every case. An EICR from £150 tests the installation and lists what needs putting right, and where the unit itself is the item at fault a replacement from £650 answers it. Circuits failing for other reasons are priced separately.
Which parts of Basingstoke do you work in?+
All of RG21, RG22, RG23 and RG24, from Popley and Winklebury through to Hatch Warren, Chineham and Old Basing. Addresses in Oakley, Hook, Bramley, Overton and Whitchurch are booked the same way.
Can I be seen sooner on a maintenance plan?+
Yes. Silver members have next day priority and Gold members have same day priority booking plus two emergency call outs a year. Bronze gives 5 per cent off labour and a free safety certificate once a year.
What paperwork do I get afterwards?+
A certificate covering the new unit and the test values for every circuit connected to it. It also records the make and rating of the protective devices fitted. Landlords keep it alongside the EICR for the property.
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Book a fuse board replacement for any Basingstoke address online, and the booking line is answered at any time.