Ensuring the switchboard at your home is up to current electrical safety standards is an important step towards keeping your house and family safe.
It is very common to come across old pre-1970’s switchboards with plug in ceramic fuses, and given the components are now over 50 years old, they have degenerated over this time and can prove to be quite a hazard. When you are replacing these fuse wires there are exposed live cables you are able to accidentally touch.
Your switchboard may have resettable plug in miniature circuit breakers, which were installed between 1960-1980, given how long these have been in service their reliability has reduced, and may fail to trip under fault conditions.
By upgrading your switchboard, you will have brand new miniature circuit breakers, and residual current devices, bringing your property up to date with the current electrical standards and offering you additional protection that your property does not currently have, against electrical faults.
Assessment of Installation
We have a look at your switchboard and determine the appropriate replacement switchboard and inspect your main earth electrode to determine the best course of action to carry out your upgrade.
Installation
One of our New Zealand licensed electricians will attend your property on the morning of the agreed date and undertake your new switchboard upgrade. Ensuring it is completed to a high standard, efficiently, and professionally.
Testing and Certification
Our electrician will test the entirety of your new switchboard, ensuring everything is functioning correctly, and will provide an electrical certificate at the end of the day.
There can be a wide range of reasons why you may require a switchboard upgrade.
The main thing to look out for is fuses regularly blowing, any crackling sounds / strange smells coming from your switchboard. Additionally, if you have and old ceramic plug in fuse switchboard, it is likely the original switchboard from when your house was built. Upgrading your switchboard will bring your switchboard up to modern electrical standards, giving you peace of mind that your house is electrically safe. Not to mention it’s much more aesthetically pleasing!
A switchboard upgrade will be completed in one day. During the day there will be no electricity to your property. We generally have power to your home disconnected around 8am, with power being reinstated between 2pm-5pm.
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