How much does a fuse box replacement cost in Fallowfield?
Our fixed packages are £449 up to 6 circuits, £549 up to 10 and £695 for 11 or more. A Fallowfield student house with a big kitchen, bedrooms on three floors and a fire alarm circuit usually lands on £549 or £695. Earthing, tails and bonding are priced from three photos, and AFDDs per circuit if the licence asks.
How a price is built →What a Fallowfield HMO board has been through
The typical house is a late Victorian or Edwardian terrace or semi, converted to five or six letting rooms at some point since the 80s. Each conversion added load: a second kitchen, extra sockets in every bedroom, an electric shower in a new en suite, a mains fire alarm. What often did not change was the board, so we regularly find a 1980s split-load unit with every way used and a couple of switchfuses bolted to the side.
Student houses also run hot. Several people cooking, heating and charging at once put a sustained load on circuits designed for one family, and old boards show it: discoloured fuse carriers, loose terminals, cracked plastic covers. Those are the defects an EICR codes C2, and they are why so many Fallowfield landlords come to us holding a report rather than reporting a fault. Replacing the board removes the weakest link in the whole installation.
Licences, EICRs and the summer gap
A shared house with five or more people from more than one household needs a mandatory HMO licence, and the licence comes with electrical conditions: a satisfactory EICR, and remedials done on time. The boards we fit in HMOs are AFDD-ready, and where a licence or report asks for arc fault protection we price AFDDs per circuit from your photos. The fire alarm keeps its own dedicated RCBO. Send the licence conditions with your photos.
The best time for the work is the gap between tenancies, usually late June to early September, when the house is empty and nobody loses a day of power. Book early for that window. If an EICR fails mid-tenancy, the 28 day clock still runs: we fit within the week and give you the written confirmation your tenants must receive. Fixing the date early means the board is certified before move-in day.
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Fallowfield questions
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Yes, it just needs planning. Power is off for roughly four to six hours, so we agree a time with you and you let the tenants know in advance. Many landlords pick a weekday when most are at lectures, and fridges and freezers are fine for that long if they stay shut.
Yes. Every board we fit in an HMO is AFDD-ready, and arc fault devices are priced per circuit from your photos. If the licence names specific circuits, such as bedrooms or escape routes, send the wording with your photos and we price exactly what it asks for.
Yes. Send photos for each house and you get a separate fixed price for each, all held for 30 days. We can then group the fitting dates, often in the summer gap, so the whole portfolio is done in a run rather than spread across months.
Nearby, and the rest of Greater Manchester
Same fixed price and no travel charge anywhere across the nine boroughs we cover.