A quiet parish below the Downs

Fuse Box Replacement in Streat

Set below the Downs in quiet countryside between Westmeston and Plumpton, Streat is small enough to call a hamlet yet has its own parish in Lewes district. When we replace an old fuse box here, the price is fixed, the new board is planned around the circuits rural homes depend on, and the whole property is tested.

  • 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 Streat

Fuse box services for Streat

Full RCBO consumer unit with surge protection, neatly wired and labelled in a Sussex home
Our standard installationFull RCBO board with surge protection
Few neighbours, long lanes

Homes in a hamlet without a village centre

Streat has no high street; it is a handful of houses, cottages and farms spread through a rural parish. Homes like these often depend on more than lights and sockets. Gates, outdoor lighting, garages, workshops and garden buildings tend to have been wired in over the years, sometimes all from one tired fuse box.

We list every circuit before the change, check that outdoor cables are suitable and protected, and lay out the new board so each one is clearly labelled. Homes with many outdoor circuits suit full RCBO protection, priced from £625, while the dual RCD option, 10 ways, costs £495.

  • Outdoor circuits checked
  • Garden buildings included
  • Clear labels for every circuit
  • Board sized to your property
Large distribution board being installed with cable tray and busbar, levelled and ready for termination
Specified for StreatCircuits that must stay on
Circuits that must stay on

Keeping pumps and treatment plants running

Rural properties away from mains drainage often have a sewage treatment plant or pump chamber, and some rely on pumps for water or heating. If these share an RCD with a damp garden circuit, one nuisance trip can stop them without anyone noticing, which can quickly cause bigger problems than a lost light.

A full RCBO board gives each circuit its own protection, so a fault on the garden lights leaves the treatment plant running. We put essential circuits on their own clearly labelled ways and test that each device trips correctly. For 10 to 12 ways of RCBO protection, the price is £695.

  • Treatment plants on their own way
  • Garden faults kept separate
  • Essential circuits labelled
  • Each device tested to trip correctly
Getting to you

Finding Streat from the coast

Streat's nearest town is Burgess Hill, out to the north west. From Brighton & Hove we cross the Downs towards Ditchling and follow the lanes east, so mention any tricky turnings when you book. Expect a fixed price from your board photos, and phone through any urgent fault, since a same day call-out is what we aim for.

Streat at a glance

  • ParishStreat
  • CouncilLewes District Council
  • PostcodeBN6
  • Nearest townBurgess Hill, 5.7 km north west
  • Worth planning forPumps and outdoor circuits
How long does it take?

A new consumer unit, fitted in a day

  1. 01
    The first hour

    Protect, isolate, strip out

  2. 02
    Hours two to four

    Fit and terminate the new board

  3. 03
    Hour five

    Test every single circuit

  4. 04
    The 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.

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Pricing guide

Fixed prices in Streat

Dual RCD board

6 way, from£425
  • Ideal for 1 to 2 bed flats
  • 10 way from £495
  • Surge protection included
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High integrity

12 way, from£575
  • 3 to 4 bed houses
  • Critical circuits isolated
  • Surge protection included
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Most popular

Full RCBO board

8 way, from£625
  • 10 to 12 way from £695
  • 14 to 16 way from £795
  • Our recommendation
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RCBO + AFDD

10 way, from£1,095
  • 14 way from £1,295
  • HMOs & period terraces
  • Selected circuits from £845
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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 Streat. Full breakdown on the pricing page.

Streat questions

Asked in Streat

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With an older board you might not, until something goes wrong. Many treatment plants have a warning light or alarm, and putting the plant on its own RCBO makes a nuisance trip far less likely and much easier to spot. We label that way clearly so anyone in the house can find and reset it.

Often it can, if it is the right type, buried or fixed properly and tests well. Ordinary indoor cable run outside, or cable clipped loosely along a fence, usually is not suitable. We check what feeds each outbuilding and tell you before quoting whether it can stay or needs replacing.

Someone needs to let us in, show us the board and any outbuildings, and be around at the end so we can talk through the results. In between, you are welcome to go out. The power is usually off for four to six hours, and we confirm when it will be back on.

Ready when you are

Book your Streat fuse box replacement

Any outbuilding supplies to price as well? Add them to your board and meter pictures and the entire Streat job can be costed in one go once everything lands at 0333 360 8691.

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No obligation, no call out fee. We reply the same day.

Prefer a photo quote? Text a picture of your fuse box to 0333 360 8691.