Switchboard upgrades
in Highett.

Highett's post-war houses were wired for a few lights and a heater, and the boards were built to match. Years of adding a dishwasher, an air conditioner and a bigger oven have pushed the original to its limits. We typically find a fuse board with a couple of later breakers screwed alongside, and circuits with no safety switch. Replacing it means fitting a new switchboard with circuit breakers and RCDs, labelling each circuit properly, and testing the lot. For townhouses and apartments, the board is newer, but we often upgrade it when the owner wants a split system or an EV charger and there is no spare capacity. Where the meter room is shared, we organise access with the owners corporation. Both Bayside and Kingston homes get the same careful approach.

What the job involves, warning signs and what's included are on our main switchboards page. For everything else we do locally, see electrician Highett.