A plastic consumer unit is a sure sign of an installation that was carried out to a previous edition of the regulations. This may be recent, and still be mostly compliant with current regs. Or it may be a few editions out of date.Quite often a consumer unit is the quickest and most effective way to upgrade your installation.You will find that a plastic consumer unit installed to 16th edition (10-15 years old) may look new, but actually require a few upgrades to gain a satisfactory outcome on an EICR.Common items are RCD protection missing from some circuits where it is required.Damage to the consumer unit due to general wear and tear, or poor installation of upgrades.Or additional works being needed and the old parts being obsolete or costly One final thought, if you have a fuse board that looks lik
e this then you will need an upgrade for sure!
