Your fuse box is there to help prevent fires and personal electric shocks!

Old Fuse Boxes
Older fuseboxes use a piece of fuse wire between two contacts that needed replacing every time there is a short circuit. Often these old wired fuses are found in older properties and it is advisable to upgrade to a modern version.
The modern consumer unit (fusebox) uses circuit breakers instead of fuses and an RCD trip to disconnect the supply in the case of a fault.

If you are considering an extension to your home or additional lights and sockets, we can review the capacity of your existing fuse box to ensure it is not overloaded with any additional requirement.

Benefits of a New Modern Fusebox
A new modern fusebox greatly decreases the risk of fire in the house due to its ability to detect wiring faults and disconnect the electricity before any heat builds up.

RCD's: Modern fuseboxes incorporate RCD's (Residual Current Device), a safety device designed to protect against personal electric shock. These trip when a circuit overloads, protecting the wiring from burning out and your family from electric shocks.

Circuit Breakers: In the event of an electrical wiring fault the circuit breakers will trip whereas in the old type of fusebox there is the potential that the electricity supply would stay connected until a fire occurs. The built in circuit breakers trip almost instantaneously if a live cable is accidentally touched or a short circuit occurs, this will save the lives.

We are offering for a limited period a 10% discount on installations

Fuseboxes can be installed with a number of options, for example...
* Dedicated freezer circuits
* Dedicated intruder alarm / fire alarm circuits
* Shower circuit
* External garage / lighting circuit

We can advise you of the best options once we know your requirements. Bowden Electrical only fit new Consumer Units (fusebox) that are compliant with the current 17th edition of the wiring regulations.

Please contact us for further information or to book a visit :

Phone : 01273 327834
Mobile : 07758 210525

Email: info@bowdenelectrical.co.uk