My mum has a 1960's fusebox (don't think they were called consumer units back then). Last summer she managed to cut her power cable while mowing the lawn (she survived)...but it got me thinking about the overall safety of the system. I am thinking of either buying some plug in MCB's to fit onto the existing board, or should I get it replaced with a modern consumer unit with built in MCB's? Obviously the latter will cost much more, but from the safety and cut-out aspect, are the plug ins as good?
The rest of the system does not seem too bad, as it has been renewed in part over the years, and the board is not overloaded with lots of modern appliances, so it's the speed of the cut out should something go wrong that concerns me.
The rest of the system does not seem too bad, as it has been renewed in part over the years, and the board is not overloaded with lots of modern appliances, so it's the speed of the cut out should something go wrong that concerns me.