Old ceramic fuses, no safety switches, lights flickering when the kettle boils? Time for a new board. We replace, rewire and certify switchboards across Cowra and the Central West - to current Australian Standards, with a 100% workmanship guarantee.
A lot of the older homes around Cowra and the district were built when ceramic fuses, single-pole switches and shared neutrals were standard. They aren't anymore. A switchboard upgrade is the cheapest, highest-impact electrical investment in an older home.
Any one of these is reason enough to get a proper look at it.
If your board has porcelain plug-in fuses, it pre-dates safety switches entirely. This is the #1 sign.
A breaker that pops every time you boil water, use the toaster or run the dryer means a circuit is overloaded or faulty.
If the lights dip when the air-con kicks in, the board can't supply enough current - usually a sign of old, undersized mains.
NSW now expects RCD protection on every circuit. A simple test push-button check will tell you - we can do this for free.
Big new loads need a board that can carry them. Most old boards need an upgrade before the new install can be hooked up.
A modern, RCD-protected board is one of the cheapest ways to make a property safer, more compliant, and easier to sell.
Send through a photo of the inside - we'll tell you straight.
A typical residential switchboard upgrade is a single-day job. Larger boards or rewires take longer; we'll be straight about timing up-front.
Send a photo of the inside of your current board, or we'll come and look. Free, no obligation, itemised quote.
We organise a short power-off window with Essential Energy and confirm a day that suits you.
Old board out, new board in, every circuit tested, every safety switch trip-tested before power goes back on.
Certificate of Compliance issued. Labelled board, walk-through, and the workmanship guarantee in writing.
Two recent jobs around the Central West - old ceramic-fuse and mixed boards replaced with modern, RCD-protected switchboards, all tested and certified.
A switchboard upgrade is often the right time to tidy up other electrical jobs around the house. Common combos:
Switch over to compliant, hard-wired interconnected alarms while the board is open. Knocks out the NSW rental requirement in one visit.
View ServiceEvery upgrade puts an RCD on each circuit - but if your board's otherwise fine and just missing safety switches, that can be a job on its own.
View ServiceOld fabric-insulated wiring behind the board is a common find. We can rewire affected circuits as part of the same visit.
View ServiceFill this in and Hayden will get back to you - usually same day. The more detail the better the quote. Prefer to talk? Phone 0401 362 936 any time.