If your board still has ceramic fuse holders with fuse wire in them, or it trips whenever the kettle and the heater run together, it is past due. Boards from that era were sized for a house with a fridge, a few lights and a radio.
A modern board handles the load a current house actually draws, and it puts a safety switch on every circuit so a fault cuts the power in a fraction of a second.
The upgrade itself is usually a day. We isolate the supply, strip the old board out, install and label the new one, test every circuit, and hand you a certificate of electrical safety. Where the supply itself needs work we will tell you upfront and coordinate with the distributor, so there are no surprises halfway through.
If you are planning a renovation, an air conditioner, a pool or anything that adds load, do the board first. Doing it second usually means paying twice.
We quote the whole job, including the bits that only turn up once the cover comes off. If we find something genuinely unexpected in there we will stop and talk to you about it before we spend your money.
We upgrade switchboards in Lorne, Aireys Inlet, Fairhaven, Anglesea, Torquay, Jan Juc, Eastern View, Wye River, Kennett River, Skenes Creek and Apollo Bay.
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Most domestic boards are a day. Power is off for a good part of it, so we will give you a realistic window beforehand and work around anything critical like a home office or medical equipment.
It depends on the size of the board and the state of what is behind it. We would rather look at a photo of your existing board and give you a real number than quote a range that turns out to be wrong.
There is no rule forcing you to replace a working board. But if you alter or add circuits, the new work has to comply, and a board with no safety switches is a genuine risk regardless of what the rules say.
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Whether you need a quick repair, help with a renovation or electrical work for a new build, we'd be happy to help. Request your free quote today.