In a converted or purpose-built dwelling the boundary is rarely obvious from inside. There may be one service head serving the whole building with tails split through a connector block to several meters, or a set of separate cut-outs sitting side by side in an intake room. Before quoting we would rather see that end of it than guess: which meter is yours, how the cable gets from there to your unit, whether there is anything at all between the two that lets your home be switched off on its own. Photographs of the cupboard save a visit, and quite often answer the question outright.
That matters because isolation is the difference between a straightforward morning and a building full of unhappy neighbours. Where a dwelling has its own means of isolation, the rest of the address carries on as normal and nobody else notices. Where it has not, one gets discussed at survey rather than discovered at eight o'clock on the day. The equipment on the supplier's side of the meter belongs to the network operator and stays theirs — we work up to it, never into it, and say so plainly when something needs arranging with them instead.
Then there is the second supply that people forget: the one feeding stair lighting, an entry system or a bin store, metered to the building rather than to anybody's kitchen. If that is what needs replacing, the job is arranged with whoever holds responsibility for the common parts. Full detail sits on the fuse board replacement page. Where the condition of the existing circuits is the real question, an EICR answers it first. Everything else we take on as an electrician in Wombourne is listed separately, along with a house rewire in Wombourne, or you can simply ask for a free quote.
Five things worth settling before a date goes in the diary for a flat or a divided property.
Which service head, which meter and which route feeds this particular home. In a building with several, the only reliable method is tracing it rather than reading the labels somebody wrote years ago.
Whether a means of isolating this dwelling already exists between the meter and the unit. If it does not, that is raised at survey and dealt with sensibly instead of becoming a problem on the morning.
Intake rooms and riser cupboards are often locked, and the key is often held by somebody who is not you. We ask early so the arrangement is made calmly rather than chased on the day.
Stair lighting, door entry and outside lighting are usually fed from a board of their own. Where that is what needs replacing, it is arranged with whoever is responsible for the shared areas.
An Electrical Installation Certificate with the test results for each circuit, a readable schedule left in the unit, and the notification made under our NAPIT registration. Copies for the freeholder where they want one.
Four stages, with the shared side of it understood well before anyone turns up with a unit.
The unit inside the home and the intake it is fed from. Ten minutes at the meter cupboard usually settles questions that would otherwise cost half a day.
The unit, the ways, any isolation that has to be sorted first, and anything the shared side of the supply means for how the work is arranged.
Keys, notice to neighbours and permission from whoever holds the common parts, all confirmed before a date is fixed rather than after.
Unit replaced, circuits reconnected and identified, the installation tested through and certified, with the notification submitted by us.
Fuse boards, inspections, rewires and chargers all get done by the same electrician in Wombourne; the towns either side get the same fuse board service.
What people in apartments and divided properties tend to ask us before booking.
No, it is common. It only means we want a look at the intake before quoting, so we know which meter serves you and how the supply reaches your unit. A couple of photographs of the cupboard will often tell us everything we need.
That is exactly what we plan to avoid. Where your home has its own means of isolation, nobody else is affected at all. Where it has not, we raise it at survey and sort out a sensible arrangement rather than turning up and hoping.
Sometimes, particularly where anything in the common parts is involved or access to a locked intake room is needed. We will tell you what looks likely to need asking for, but the permission itself has to come from you or your agent.
Whoever is responsible for the communal areas, which is usually the freeholder or the management company rather than any individual flat. We quote that separately so it is clear which side of the line it falls on.
Yes. Changing a consumer unit is notifiable, and we handle it through the Competent Person Scheme under our NAPIT registration. You receive your certificate, and there is no form for you to fill in at any point.
Usually, yes. It is a single visit rather than a long job, so with reasonable notice to whoever is living there it is generally straightforward. We would agree the timing with you first.
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Wombourne mixes family housing with apartments and older properties that were split into separate homes somewhere along the way, and the second group needs a bit more asking about before anyone commits to a date. A fuse box replacement in Wombourne begins with the intake, not the wall the unit hangs on.
A written price, free and with nothing attached to it, for replacing the consumer unit in a Wombourne home — flats and shared supplies included.
All work is completed by qualified and certified electricians, with relevant approvals and documentation provided where required.
