--- title: "Fuse board replacement in Basingstoke | 5.0 Star · From £650" description: "5.0 Star from 10 reviews · Covering Basingstoke, Kempshott and Hatch Warren · Call 07307 211625 · Fuse board replacement in Basingstoke from £650, including…" canonical: "https://jd-electricals.co.uk/electrician-basingstoke/fuse-board-replacement" --- # Fuse board replacement in Basingstoke > 5.0 Star from 10 reviews · Covering Basingstoke, Kempshott and Hatch Warren · Call 07307 211625 · Fuse board replacement in Basingstoke from £650, including… 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. ## 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. - Fuse box replacement (consumer unit upgrade): from £650 - 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. ### Fuse wire behind a wooden panel A board with rewireable fuses predates modern protection and cannot be brought up to current standards by repair. ### One trip puts the whole house out Where a single device covers everything, a fault in one appliance takes the lights out in every room. ### You are adding a shower or a charger A new circuit needs a spare way and its own protection, which an older unit often cannot give it. ### An EICR marked the board itself When the unsatisfactory item is the consumer unit, a replacement from £650 answers it directly. ### You are letting the property out Landlords need every circuit individually protected before an inspection of the installation can be marked satisfactory. ## 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. ### Popley, Winklebury and South Ham Built as London overspill estates through the 1960s and early 1970s, so wiring of that age is tested circuit by circuit first. ### Brighton Hill and Kempshott Private estate housing from the 1970s and 1980s, where the space around the meter decides whether a larger unit fits the same position. ### Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Family housing from the late 1990s into the 2000s, where the work is the board and its protection rather than the wiring behind it. ### Chineham and Lychpit Planned northern suburbs from the 1980s onwards, and any circuit added since the house was built needs a way of its own in the new unit. ### Old Basing and the Top of Town Older cottages and listed buildings in conservation areas mean the unit stays where it is and cables stay in the runs they already use. ## 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## 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. ## Recent work from JD Electricals Photographs of electrical work carried out for homeowners and landlords across the towns the company covers. ## 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## 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. ## 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. - [Electrician in Basingstoke](https://jd-electricals.co.uk/electrician-basingstoke): Electrician in Basingstoke for fuse board replacement, EICR testing, fault finding and EV charger installation across RG21 to RG24 homes. - [Fuse board replacement (all areas)](https://jd-electricals.co.uk/services/fuse-board-replacement): JD Electricals replaces fuse boards in Basingstoke from £650. Written quote first, then a new consumer unit and the certificate. - [All areas](https://jd-electricals.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. ## Book Online Book a fuse board replacement for any Basingstoke address online, and the booking line is answered at any time. ## Business facts - Service area: Basingstoke, Kempshott, Hatch Warren, Brighton Hill, Chineham, Popley, Winklebury, Rooksdown, Old Basing, Oakley, Hook, Fleet, Tadley, Overton, Bramley, Whitchurch, Gosport - Hours: Every day 00:00–23:59 - Phone: +447307211625 - Email: team@jd-electricals.co.uk - Qualifications: Nvq level 3 electrical installation, City and guilds, 2009 ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://jd-electricals.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from JD Electricals. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://jd-electricals.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.