Fuse box replacement in Port Talbot
Replace your old Port Talbot fuse box with a modern 18th Edition consumer unit. Fixed price, single-day fit, Part P notified.
Local demand for fuse box / cu follows the housing stock here, which is largely steelworks-era terraces in Aberavon and Sandfields. The practical question for a Port Talbot property is not what usually happens, but what this installation actually shows when it is tested. Around Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council that is a familiar finding rather than an alarming one. A fair amount of this work is preparation: confirming part P notified to Building Control, planning the route, agreeing what happens if something unexpected appears behind the plaster. It gets photographed if it will be hidden afterwards. For steelworks-era terraces in Aberavon and Sandfields in particular, fuse box / cu throws up a fairly predictable set of findings.
- Typically — old rewireable / BS 3036 boards swapped
- 18th Edition Amendment 2 RCBO-per-circuit option Simple to check, easy to miss.
- Weather and exposure play a part locally, and on older Port Talbot terraces, the existing meter tails is the usual result.
- A property with port Talbot's coastal and industrial exposure means salt-air corrosion needs the circuit isolated before further testing.
- Where the meter tails are too short to reach — often visible once the accessory is taken off the wall.
What's different about Port Talbot
Typically — on older Port Talbot terraces, the existing meter tails are often undersized (16mm² where modern requires 25mm²). We replace them at the same time so the upgrade is genuinely compliant.
Port Talbot's coastal and industrial exposure means salt-air corrosion on external metalwork is common — external EV chargers and outbuilding CUs need IP-rated glands and stainless fixings, so the new board often needs an earth rod or a TT earthing arrangement if the supply isn't PME. Simple to check, easy to miss.
Nine times in ten the trigger is old rewireable / BS 3036 boards swapped.
Sometimes it is simply 18th Edition Amendment 2 RCBO-per-circuit option, and the fix is proportionate to that.
How we'd do it
- 1SurveyFixed price including any earthing or tail upgrades, so nothing is left to be discovered on a second visit.
- 2CertifyBS 7671 cert issued, Part P notified to Building Control. Simple to check, easy to miss.
- 3QuoteBS 7671 cert issued, Part P notified to Building: routine work, done properly rather than quickly.
- 4InstallWhat that means in practice: single-day swap with a 4–6 hour power-off window.
Common questions
How do you decide what actually needs doing?
By testing first. Part P notified to Building Control is confirmed or ruled out with instruments before anything is quoted for the Port Talbot property.
Do I need to be there for the whole visit?
Only for access and for the walk-through at the end. Most owners in Port Talbot leave us to it once circuits are identified.
Can you supply the report electronically?
Yes, as a PDF the same or next working day, with the Port Talbot address and circuit schedule on it.
Do you work weekends?
Sometimes, where a property in Port Talbot cannot be accessed midweek. It is arranged case by case.
Do you cover Port Talbot for fuse box / cu?
One of the usual points: yes — Port Talbot and the surrounding SA12–SA13 postcodes are part of our regular working area, including Neath and Bridgend, and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council notification is handled by us where the work requires it.
What happens to old parts?
They are removed and disposed of correctly, and shown to you first if you want to see what failed.
Send a short description and any previous certificate. We will say what testing is needed before we quote anything. We cover Port Talbot and the SA12–SA13 postcodes, including Bridgend, for fuse box / cu. You get one price, one electrician and one point of contact from first call to certificate. We cover Port Talbot and the SA12–SA13 postcodes, including Maesteg, for fuse box / cu.