Hi,
Try and keep this as brief as possible.
We had an old bakerlite fuse board since we moved into our house some 16 years ago. An extension was built and the builders at the time the extra wires to this board rather than replace it as we were later told they should have, so it was something we always intended to get done, but money is always short and something else took priority.
Anyway prior to Xmas our gas boiler failed and we've had to rely on electric heaters since, then a couple of weeks ago the power went off and I heard a pop as it did from the fuse board.
Called out EDF hoping it was the main fuse but the chap said the board had fried and there was nothing he could do. He advised that we needed an 8 way 100amp with 30ma RCD main consumer unit and upgrade tails. Basically a cold and dark night ensued and next day up early we started to phone around local sparkies for someone to come and change the board.
After no luck one said he knew someone who could do it but he himself we have to come round later to test and sign it off because the other chap wasn't registered.
So being desperate we agreed, the other chap came round phoned through the board order to the wholesaler which we paid for £100.00 odd he then spent a good 5-6 hours installing and charged £250.00.
The main sparky has since phoned to come round and do the testing etc and said it will cost us a further £150.00 for this, so that's a total of £500.00.
I just want to get views on whether than seems about right as I'm pretty sure the EDF guy said to get the board he recommended installed including certs would be around £250.00 all in.
Thanks in advance
Try and keep this as brief as possible.
We had an old bakerlite fuse board since we moved into our house some 16 years ago. An extension was built and the builders at the time the extra wires to this board rather than replace it as we were later told they should have, so it was something we always intended to get done, but money is always short and something else took priority.
Anyway prior to Xmas our gas boiler failed and we've had to rely on electric heaters since, then a couple of weeks ago the power went off and I heard a pop as it did from the fuse board.
Called out EDF hoping it was the main fuse but the chap said the board had fried and there was nothing he could do. He advised that we needed an 8 way 100amp with 30ma RCD main consumer unit and upgrade tails. Basically a cold and dark night ensued and next day up early we started to phone around local sparkies for someone to come and change the board.
After no luck one said he knew someone who could do it but he himself we have to come round later to test and sign it off because the other chap wasn't registered.
So being desperate we agreed, the other chap came round phoned through the board order to the wholesaler which we paid for £100.00 odd he then spent a good 5-6 hours installing and charged £250.00.
The main sparky has since phoned to come round and do the testing etc and said it will cost us a further £150.00 for this, so that's a total of £500.00.
I just want to get views on whether than seems about right as I'm pretty sure the EDF guy said to get the board he recommended installed including certs would be around £250.00 all in.
Thanks in advance