Roman palace village, west of Chichester
Fuse Box Replacement in Fishbourne
Fishbourne, best known for its Roman palace, is a village about a mile and a half west of Chichester, at the head of one arm of Chichester Harbour. Many of its homes, older village houses and large postwar estates alike, are due a board upgrade, which the Part P registered team on our own payroll fits at fixed prices.
- Part P registered installers
- Fitted and certified in a day
- Surge protection as standard
- Fixed prices, no surprises
- 17+ YearsEst. 2009 in Brighton & Hove
- 6 Year GuaranteeWorkmanship, every board
- Specialist TeamDirectly employed installers
- Free QuotationSurvey or photo, no call out fee
- 2,400+Boards replaced since 2009
What we do in Fishbourne
Fuse box services for Fishbourne
RCBO Consumer Units
AFDD Consumer Units
Surge Protection
Fuse Box Relocation
Landlord Fuse Box Upgrades
EICR Testing
Transparent Pricing
Free Fixed Quotes
Our standard installationFull RCBO board with surge protection
Fishbourne's housing
Older village houses and big postwar estates
The older part of Fishbourne lies along the main road and down towards the harbour, but much of the village was built from the 1950s onwards as Chichester spread west. Those estates of semis, bungalows and family houses were wired in the era of fuse boxes and, later, the first plastic consumer units, and many of those boards have since been patched rather than replaced.
A fixed price board change sorts out the patchwork in one visit. Out come the old fuse carriers and any add on units, in goes a new board carrying Type 2 surge protection, then the whole installation is tested before the power goes back on.
- 1950s to 1990s boards replaced
- Add on units removed
- Whole house tested
- Surge protection fitted
Specified for FishbourneThe split load board problem
The split load board problem
Why a single RCD board catches people out
Homes built or rewired in the 1980s and 1990s, around Chichester as much as anywhere, often have a split load board: one RCD protects some circuits and the rest have none. A fault on a protected circuit trips everything on that side, frequently the sockets and the fridge freezer together. Meanwhile the unprotected circuits, typically lighting, have no RCD cover at all.
For £425 upwards, a dual RCD board brings every circuit under RCD protection. Spend from £625 on a full RCBO board and each circuit is protected on its own, so one fault can never plunge the whole house into darkness.
- Every circuit RCD protected
- No more half house trips
- Dual RCD from £425
- RCBOs from £625
Getting to you
Quick to reach from the A27
Fishbourne is right on the western edge of Chichester with the A27 running past it, so it is one of the easiest villages in the district for us to reach from Brighton & Hove, about 30 miles away. A failed board is treated as urgent and we try to get there the same day. Planned upgrades can usually be booked within days of a photo quote.
Fishbourne at a glance
- ParishFishbourne
- CouncilChichester District Council
- PostcodePO19
- Location2.5 km west of Chichester
- Board we often expectSplit load, single RCD
How long does it take?
A new consumer unit, fitted in a day
- 01The first hour
Protect, isolate, strip out
- 02Hours two to four
Fit and terminate the new board
- 03Hour five
Test every single circuit
- 04The final hour
Energise, label, walk through
Not sure how many ways your board needs?
Text a photo of your current fuse box to 0333 360 8691 and we will tell you, with a fixed price, today.
Pricing guide
Fixed prices in Fishbourne
Dual RCD board
6 way, from£425- Ideal for 1 to 2 bed flats
- 10 way from £495
- Surge protection included
High integrity
12 way, from£575- 3 to 4 bed houses
- Critical circuits isolated
- Surge protection included
Most popular
Full RCBO board
8 way, from£625- 10 to 12 way from £695
- 14 to 16 way from £795
- Our recommendation
RCBO + AFDD
10 way, from£1,095- 14 way from £1,295
- HMOs & period terraces
- Selected circuits from £845
Surge protection retrofit £165
Relocation with a new board add £250
Standalone relocation £395
EICR with any board £99
Standalone EICR £175 to £350
No travel charge to Fishbourne. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Fishbourne questions
Asked in Fishbourne
Still not sure?
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre.
Call 0333 360 8691It is not automatically dangerous, but it falls short of current standards because some circuits have no RCD protection. It is also inconvenient, as one fault switches off everything on the protected side. An inspection would normally flag it, and replacing the board is the usual fix. Swapping in a dual RCD board costs from £425.
A dual RCD board splits your circuits into two groups, each behind one RCD, so a fault trips its whole group. An RCBO board gives every circuit its own combined RCD and breaker, so only the faulty circuit goes off. RCBO boards cost more, from £625, but they suit homes with a home office, a freezer full of food or medical equipment.
Someone needs to let us in and be around at the end, when we show you the new board and talk through the test results. In between, most people simply get on with their day. The work usually takes 4 to 6 hours, with the electricity off for much of it.
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Book your Fishbourne fuse box replacement
Fishbourne residents can use 0333 360 8691 to text us a picture of their board. We will tell you whether it needs replacing and give you a fixed price if it does.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageFishbourne: PO19