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Consumer unit and meter cabinet — Electrician — Professionals
Distribution-board work requires circuit assessment and coordination of safe isolation. Providers should identify the scope of cabinet versus electrical work, clarify ownership boundaries and explain the treatment of defects discovered during testing.
Service scope
Consumer unit and meter cabinet work concerns the property’s distribution equipment and the housing around metering or supply components. These are related but distinct responsibilities: ownership, isolation and permitted work must be confirmed before any alteration is offered.
What is normally included
- Assessment of distribution-board replacement
- Reorganisation or renewal of suitable protective equipment
- Coordination of meter-cabinet work with responsible parties
What is not included
- Assumed permission to move a supplier-owned meter
- Replacement of a board without evaluating connected circuits
Qualification checks
- Identify owned and third-party equipment
- Review circuit condition and records
- Confirm isolation arrangements
- Assess proposed loads and protective design
- Agree test records and remedial-work approval
Quote guidance
Separate board or cabinet supply, installation, testing and any remedial work. State which third-party appointments or charges remain outside the offer and avoid promising that every existing circuit can reconnect without further work.
Lead risks
- Meter access can depend on another organisation
- Existing defects can expand the required electrical scope
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