Upgrade Your Existing Consumer Unit with an SPD Module – Do you have a modern consumer unit but want to bring your home up to the absolute latest safety standards? You don’t need to replace your entire fuse box to get the highest level of protection.

Under the latest UK Wiring Regulations (BS 7671), Surge Protection Devices (SPDs) are now the standard expectation for electrical installations. If your current board was installed before these rules came into effect, or simply wasn’t fitted with one at the time, we can easily retro-fit a dedicated SPD module directly into your existing consumer unit.

What is an SPD and Why Do You Need It? – Every day, your home’s electrical system is subject to tiny voltage spikes. However, larger, massive spikes can occur in the blink of an eye due to grid switching by energy providers or indirect lightning strikes nearby.

• Traditional fuses and circuit breakers are designed to protect your home from sustained overloads and short circuits, they do not stop instantaneous voltage surges.

• An SPD acts like a high-speed safety valve. The moment a dangerous voltage spike hits your home, the SPD detects it in milliseconds and safely diverts the excess electricity directly into the ground before it can enter your circuits.

Protect Your Expensive Electronics – Think about how much sensitive technology is plugged into your walls right now. Smart TVs, computers, boiler controls, LED lighting, home appliances, and even electric vehicle chargers all rely on delicate microelectronics.

• A single significant power surge can instantly fry these components, leading to thousands of pounds in replacement costs and the loss of irreplaceable data.

• Adding an SPD module provides a master shield at the very front door of your home’s power supply, protecting everything downstream.

Bring Your Home Up to Current Regulations – The UK electrical regulations are updated constantly to keep up with modern technology. By having us install a Type 2 SPD module into your current board:

• You bring your existing installation in line with the latest safety recommendations.

• You eliminate the need to sign risk waivers or worry about non-compliance flags on future electrical safety inspections (like an EICR when selling your home).

The Bottom Line – If your current consumer unit has the physical space available, adding an SPD module is a quick, highly affordable, and non-disruptive upgrade. It gives you modern, heavy-duty protection without the price tag of a whole new fuse box.