The larger Victorian and Edwardian homes on the hillsides above the Royal Military Canal and around St Leonard's Church are some of the finest in Hythe, but many still have outdated fuse boards quietly doing a job they were never designed for. Older boards with rewireable fuses and no RCD protection are the weak point, especially in a bigger property with more circuits and more demand on them. A modern consumer unit cuts the power in a fraction of a second when a fault appears, with dedicated protection on each circuit so one problem no longer puts the whole house at risk.
We are NAPIT registered and City and Guilds qualified, working to the 18th Edition. Before we change anything we test the existing circuits, then fit a board with RCBOs and surge protection as standard. Once the new unit is in we label every circuit clearly and walk you through it, so you know what each switch controls in your Hythe home. The work is usually finished in a day and we certify it and notify Building Control for you. You get a free fixed written quote first, one honest price up front.
Right-sized for larger homes
Bigger Hythe properties have more circuits, so we plan a board with the capacity and individual RCBO protection your home actually needs.
Faster, safer disconnection
A modern unit cuts the power in a fraction of a second on a fault, a real step up from an old rewireable fuse box.
Clearly labelled and certified
We label each circuit, walk you through the board, then certify the work and notify Building Control on your behalf.
Your questions, answered
How long will the power be off?
Most Hythe upgrades are done in a day with the supply off only for parts of it. We restore circuits as we work, so a larger home is never left without power for longer than needed.
Why does the new board trip when the old one never did?
Older boards simply did not detect the faults a modern RCBO board picks up. A trip usually means a genuine issue has been found, and we test beforehand so we can explain anything that needs fixing.
Is an upgrade really necessary in an older property?
If your board has rewireable fuses or no RCDs it is behind current standards, which matters more in larger Victorian and Edwardian homes. We give an honest view and a free fixed quote, with no pressure.
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