Switchboard Upgrades Melbourne

Signs your switchboard needs upgrading

Ceramic or rewireable fuses are the clearest sign: they were the standard decades ago and offer no protection against electric shock, only against overload. No safety switches, or a single safety switch covering the whole house, is another. Breakers that trip when you run the dryer and the oven together, lights that dim when the air conditioner starts, or a board with scorch marks, buzzing or a burning smell all mean it should be looked at soon rather than later.

Older homes across Melbourne, particularly in the north-west, are also being asked to do far more than their boards were built for: split systems, induction cooktops, EV chargers and solar were not on the list in 1975.

What a switchboard upgrade includes

We replace the old board with a modern enclosure, fit circuit breakers for each circuit, and add RCD protection so that a fault to earth trips the power in milliseconds. We check the main switch and mains connections, label every circuit clearly, and test everything before we leave. You receive a Certificate of Electrical Safety, as required for this work in Victoria.

Where it makes sense we will suggest surge protection, spare capacity for an EV charger or air conditioner you are planning, or separating circuits that are currently sharing one breaker. We quote the lot as a fixed price before starting.

Safety switches and current standards

Current wiring rules require safety switch protection on power and lighting circuits in homes. A board with breakers but no RCDs will still trip on an overload, but it will not protect a person who touches a live conductor. Bringing an older board up to that standard is the single most effective safety improvement you can make to a house.