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Need a new consumer unit

  • 11-11-2020 04:34PM
    #1
    Ryans1993
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi guys,
    My consumer unit is the old type screw in fuses and looking to upgrade to a new one.
    The house is a 3 bed bungalow so not that big.
    Any idea what price I should be expecting before I call an electrician for a quote,
    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,182 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    So odds are the wiring in 40 years old too? Would you touch it if you were an electrician? You could well be looking at a full rewire


  • #3
    Ryans1993
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Ryans1993


    spaceHopper wrote: »
    So odds are the wiring in 40 years old too? Would you touch it if you were an electrician? You could well be looking at a full rewire

    From being in the attic looks to be the grey twin and earth cable


  • #4
    alan4cult
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭alan4cult


    Ryans1993 wrote: »
    From being in the attic looks to be the grey twin and earth cable
    When was that put in? Even if there's new cable here and there, the circuit design will need to change in places so that rated circuits can be put in.
    It's a great time to rewire and it's likely there is some very old cable in other areas of the house.


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