How much does a new consumer unit cost

rflook

Hi, hoping I am posting to the right place.

We are looking at doing up our new house with some serious renovations to our kitchen. When we looked at the consumer unit, it was pretty clear that it was both ancient and had been added to/extended many times. We are pretty sure that if we are going to get a new kitchen with new appliances that we will need to replace it and maybe (a friend mentioned this) getting the kitchen main ringed off.

Would anyone be able to give me a rough idea how much this might cost. I have attached an image to give you an idea of the current situation. Any advice gratefully received.

baldelectrician

Anything from £35 to £450 plus

I would suggest an inspection and test before

Always use a registered electrician;

In Scotland
https://www.select.org.uk
or
https://www.niceic.com

In England and Wales;
http://www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk/

Davesnave

rflook wrote: »

might cost. I have attached an image to give you an idea of the current situation.

I see what you did there....

Heedtheadvice

I would budget £500. That figure depends also upon where you are located!



That does not include fixing any problems that need it in the rest of the circuitry that could be shown up by the testing recommended by the Bald One.


Suspect that Bald One has a typo and it should be £350 to £450 in his/her post?

armchaireconomist

I've just paid £500 for a new consumer unit and a new ring to run power into a cupboard plus some earthing work. Make sure the electrician is registered, and be aware to change the CU they'll have to test the entire installation (and fix any problems) before it'll be signed off - so expect additional costs.

baldelectrician

Heedtheadvice wrote: »

Suspect that Bald One has a typo and it should be £350 to £450 in his/her post?

It wasn't a typo- you can buy a garage consumer unit from Screwfix for around £35 - no fitting.

phill99

You need to get an EICR done first. This will identify any issues with the circuits. These may need to be addressed first as faults will make the new CU trip out. The charge for a EICR is around £150 - £250.


The Cu will cost around £450 - £700 depending on number of circuits etc.


Additionally it is mandatory to have the water and gas mains earthed and if this hasn't been done, this will be an extra cost. So in reality you may end up paying up to £1k to get everything done properly and certificated.

tacpot12

I managed to negotiate a price of £450 for an EICR and consumer unit change. This was about 18 months ago in the North of England. (An Amendment 3 Board was installed). The electricain also connected up an extractor fan on a dedicated circuit for this price, but very little new wiring was required as we were re-purposing an old imersion heater circuit.

flashg67

NW England I paid £650 for a new consumer unit and kitchen ring - only a small house but the unit was the opposite side of the house to the kitchen and involved pulling up floors etc. Make sure you get the relevant certificates on completion

Heedtheadvice

It wasn't a typo- you can buy a garage consumer unit from Screwfix for around £35 - no fitting.

Ah you are quite right there then, Oh Bald one. I had assumed that the request was for an installation cost of a main CU but some of the units can be purchased as you quote. You would hardly buy one of those for a kitchen though!:rotfl:

Soulginge

I just bought a new consumer unit from these guys recently and found this page really useful, it helps to understand what you need. They were also the most competitive I found on the net.

https://www.consumerunitworld.co.uk/choosing-a-consumer-unit-343-c.asp