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Your switchboard is the heart of your home’s electrical system. If it’s old, it may lack modern safety protection — and it can struggle with the demands of today’s appliances, heat pumps and EV chargers. Here’s how to tell if it’s time for an upgrade.
Old fuse boxes lack modern safety features.
RCDs protect against electric shock.
A sign your board is overloaded.
Heat pumps and EV chargers add demand.
Modern switchboards include RCDs (residual current devices) that cut power in a fraction of a second if they detect a fault — protecting your family from electric shock and reducing fire risk. If your board still uses ceramic fuses, it likely predates these protections.
We inspect your existing setup, then replace the board with a modern unit with RCD protection sized for your home. Most upgrades are completed in a day, with power off only briefly. On completion we provide the appropriate certification.
If you’re adding a heat pump, EV charger or doing a renovation, upgrading the switchboard at the same time is often the smart, cost-effective move.
Ceramic fuses = time to upgrade.
Essential modern safety.
Big loads may need capacity.
Provided on completion.
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