Consumer units also commonly referred to as fuse boxes can potentially save your life. However, a faulty consumer unit can also be responsible for loosing your life too. It definitely will pay you to be aware of the 'current health' of your consumer unit, and how capable it may be of saving your life should a problem develop. What a consumer unit should do consumer unit should be intelligent an able to detect a dangerous problem. This would be more than just the standard 'tripping' but rather in the form of dual protection RCD's which all new consumer units are now fitted with. An RCD could one day save you or your families life. RCD's are clever enough to detect faulty appliances before you are even aware and will even activate if someone accidentally touches a live cable in your home. The capabilities of an RCD far exceed any other safety function of a fuse box such as a trip switch activating or a fuse blowing. An RCD activates in less than a split second. Should I change my fuse board? If you fuse board is an old wooden backed board or you have to replace the wire in the fuse when it blows or there is no RCD protection then you will more than likely have an old board that is not up to current regulations an will need it replacing. How can you be 100 percent sure if your fuse board will need changing ? Well contact us and we can give you the best advice we have on the current regulations and if the fuse board needs replacing then we can also give you a free quote to change it for you. How often does a fuse board need testing? If your a home owner you should have your property tested every 10 years this will be a periodic test and inspection. If you are a property owner and you rent your property out to someone then you should have your property tested every 5 years or change of tenancy. If you own a commercial building then you should have the property tested every 5 years. If the property is industrial them should be tested every 3 years. For full information on testing and inspection Click here