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Switchboard and safety upgrades that actually protect you
Ceramic fuses, no safety switches, a board that's full — these are the things that turn a small fault into a serious one. We upgrade switchboards properly, label every circuit, and walk you through it before we leave.
01Time to upgrade?
Signs your switchboard is past it
If any of these sound like your board, it's worth a look — most upgrades are a one-day job.
See it on real jobs: an EV charger and switchboard upgrade in Hoxton Park, a same-day switchboard upgrade in Bossley Park after a cooktop lost power, a smoke alarm call in Leumeah that turned into a consumer mains and switchboard upgrade, a board rebuilt mid-renovation in Camden South and ceramic fuses replaced in Cecil Hills.
Ceramic or rewireable fuses
Pre-1990s technology with no earth-leakage protection. The single clearest sign it's time.
No safety switches (RCDs)
Safety switches are what stop a shock becoming fatal. Modern homes need them on every circuit.
The board is full
No spare ways means no room for an EV charger, air con, solar or a new kitchen circuit.
Breakers trip when it rains
Moisture ingress into an ageing board or its circuits — worth addressing before it worsens.
Nothing is labelled
In an emergency, nobody should be guessing which switch kills which circuit.
Scorching, heat or a hum
Loose terminations generate heat. This one warrants a same-week inspection.
02Our process
A one-day upgrade, done properly
Assess & quote
We inspect the existing board, your incoming supply and circuit count, then quote a fixed price with no surprises.
Book the outage
Power is off for a few hours, so we agree a time that suits your household and confirm it in writing.
Install & test
New enclosure, RCBOs on every circuit, surge protection if specified — then full compliance testing.
Label & walk through
Every circuit clearly labelled, a certificate of compliance issued, and a walkthrough so you know your own board.
03Our promise
Safe first. Neat always.
A switchboard upgrade isn't about looking pretty — it's about making your home safe and reliable. But there's a reason our boards look the way they do: neat cable runs, correct terminations and clear labelling are what a careful job looks like from the inside.
04More on switchboards
What an old board looks like from the inside
Three short clips from real switchboard jobs across Western Sydney.
05Instagram
Straight off the tools
Case studies
Switchboard jobs, written up
What we found when the cover came off, what went in, and why two switchboard quotes can be so far apart.
The EV charger that started with the switchboard
He bought the charger before the car arrived. That gave us room to look properly, and what we found meant the switchboard came first. Four days from enquiry to charging.
Read the case study →
Enquiry at 10.21am. Paid and finished by 3.16pm.
A cooktop with no power, a faulty breaker, and a board with no safety switches on any circuit. Quoted by 10.54, finished and paid before school pick-up.
Read the case study →
She asked for two smoke alarms. The mains were 6mm.
The enquiry was two smoke alarms. Behind the panel was a cable burning out and 6mm consumer mains feeding the whole house. This is the honest version of why a switchboard quote can surprise you.
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A board rebuilt mid-renovation, with the fire protection people forget
The wall cavity was already open, so the old panel came out cleanly and the new 18-pole board went in with an RCBO on every circuit, surge protection and the insulated backing that AS/NZS 3000 asks for and cheaper quotes leave out.
Read the case study →
Ceramic fuses out, individual safety switches in
The cleanest before-and-after in our library, and a useful yardstick: a straightforward single-phase board replacement where the mains and metering were sound and did not need touching.
Read the case study →06FAQ
Switchboard questions
How long does a switchboard upgrade take?
Do I legally need safety switches?
Do you do Level 2 (ASP) work?
What's the difference between an RCD and an RCBO?
Will I need to upgrade before installing an EV charger or solar?
Do you provide a compliance certificate?
Can you match the board to a heritage or narrow space?
Service areas
Where we do this work
Suburbs where this kind of job comes up for us again and again — each has its own local page.
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