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Consumer unit and meter cabinet — Electrician
A damaged enclosure, planned extension or ageing distribution arrangement may prompt this enquiry. Provide safe external photographs and any existing electrical report; the electrician needs to distinguish your distribution board from metering and incoming supply equipment.
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
Typical tasks
- Identify distribution and metering components
- Assess the proposed alteration and connected circuits
- Confirm isolation and ownership responsibilities
- Carry out the agreed distribution or enclosure work
- Test, label and document completed work as applicable
What to include in your brief
- External photographs of the board and cabinet
- Reason for the proposed work
- Existing circuit schedule or inspection report
- Planned additional electrical loads
- Access and outage constraints
Choosing the right professional
Ask which parts the electrician can alter and which require another responsible party. A new enclosure is not proof that the circuits connected to it are satisfactory, so clarify assessment, testing and possible remedial work.
Important considerations
- Incoming supply or meter equipment may be outside the installer’s authority
- Testing may reveal faults on existing circuits
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