If your home has been experiencing a burning or fishy smell coming from the fuseboard, lights flickering or tripping circuits - these are all symptoms you’re due a fuseboard upgrade. Unfortunately the simple truth is modern day homes are demanding much for electricity, more modern installations such as EV Charger Installation, Hot Tubs, Heat Pumps or Air Conditioning all mean your fuseboard will struggle. Older fuseboards also don’t have built in RCD protection needed to keep you safe should an issue occur.
Why are my lights flickering when more electricity is being used at home?
If you’re finding that your lights are flickering or other abnormalities are happening when the most amount of electricity is being used (usually when everyone is home) - this is a direct indication that your fuseboard cannot give what is being demanded of it, not only is this inconvenient, it’s dangerous and could result in potentially fatal outcomes.
We recently attended a customer's home on Beech Grove, Chigwell. The family live in a 3 bed mid terrace, mid 20th century home. Dad, like many people, works from home and has lots of computer equipment set up. In his spare time he is a keen cook with lots of kitchen gadgets, he loves cooking for his family during his down time. However, the family have recently noticed that they are all getting small shocks from sockets and lights are flickering during the periods when the whole family is home and lots of electronics are being used simultaneously - particularly when cooking or when using the washing machine. Both the oven and the washing machine are considered high draw appliances and are overloading the fuseboard. When we attended the customer's property, what we found was distressing. There were signs of heavy thermal damage to the kitchen circuit MCB - the sobering truth we had to tell the customer was that it was only a matter of time before this caused a fire.
If you’re experiencing an ammonia/fishy or a burning smell, burn or scorch marks on or around the fuseboard, a buzzing or humming noise and frequent tripping or lights going out - call your local electrical today to enquire about a fuseboard upgrade in Chigwell. This can prevent dangerous or fatal electrical fires or shocks.
How much does a fuseboard upgrade cost?
To complete a fuseboard upgrade in a 3 bed home it would roughly take an electrician a day to complete and would average at a cost between £700–£1450.
Before completing a consumer unit upgrade in Chigwell we would usually carry out an inspection of the home's electrics to ensure there are no hidden faults that we might not have known upon installation - ensuring once the installation is complete, all works as it should and is safe to use.
Tack Electrical Solutions - Your local electrician for a fuseboard upgrade in Chigwell
Tack Electrical are passionate about electrical safety and helping homes in Chigwell keep safe, that’s why we will always heavily recommend a consumer unit upgrade with modern RCD protection.
To enquire about a fuseboard upgrade in Chigwell, you can either fill out our contact form or give us a call.
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