Woburn Sands and Aspley Heath grew up as a Victorian resort, and the large villas and houses from that period are still a big part of the town. Big period houses tend to have a lot of circuits, several generations of wiring and a consumer unit that was sized for a very different household. That combination is why an old board here often needs replacing sooner than one in a small modern home.
John covers the town, Aspley Guise, Bow Brickhill and the lanes towards Woburn. He tests the circuits before swapping any board, because a modern unit is more sensitive and a large old house usually has at least one thing hiding on it. Then the new board goes in with protection on every circuit, everything is labelled, and you get the certificate with Building Control notified for you.
Big houses, many circuits
Period villas run more circuits than a modern home. The board gets sized for reality.
Tested before the swap
Old wiring gets tested first, so a sensitive new board does not spring surprises.
Certified and notified
Full certificate at the end, and Building Control notified through NAPIT.
Your questions, answered
Do you cover Aspley Guise and Bow Brickhill?
Yes. Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath, Aspley Guise, Bow Brickhill and the lanes towards Woburn are all part of the regular patch.
My house is big and the board is full. What are my options?
Either a larger consumer unit or, in some houses, a second board closer to where the load is. John will look at how the circuits are arranged and tell you which makes more sense.
Will an old house pass an EICR?
Plenty do. Age on its own is not a fail. What matters is the condition of the cables, the earthing and the protection, which is exactly what the inspection looks at.
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