Licensed, REC 33978 5.0 from 127 Google reviews
steve@selectelectricalsolutions.au
Tiny boards in century-old cottages run out of room fast. A switchboard upgrade in South Melbourne swaps old fuses for circuit breakers and safety switches, and leaves space for the house to grow.
South Melbourne 3205
Ask owners of Emerald Hill cottages what is behind the meter box door and many describe the same thing: a small board, a couple of ceramic fuses and a tangle of added circuits. Boards like that were sized for lighting and a radio. Now a kettle and an air conditioner can push them hard. We replace the whole panel with a modern board holding circuit breakers and RCD protection, label every circuit and tidy the cabling behind it. Cottages and terraces share walls with neighbours, so we look closely at where the board can sit and how the supply cable arrives. In warehouse conversions with three-phase supply, we check the load is sensibly spread across the phases. Once the new board is in, adding an induction cooktop or EV charger later is a straightforward job. Each breaker is labelled and written up for you. Ask about future circuits during a switchboard upgrade in South Melbourne.
What the job involves, warning signs and what's included are on our main switchboards page. For everything else we do locally, see electrician South Melbourne.
Good work. Happy locals.
5.0 from 127 Google reviews
“Steve helped us out with some AC installs, a new switchboard and new circuits to enable a complete kitchen redo. He was able to start quickly and the work was done on time as promised. Would definitely hire again!”
Anthony S.
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Switchboards
“Arrived within 20 minutes of me calling and explaining that half my property's powerpoints were inactive, promptly worked out and explained the issue to me, and had it completely resolved same day. High quality and clean work, could not be happier!”
Jake P.
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In most cases yes. Modern boards are compact and often sit where the old one was. If space is tight, we can look at a nearby wall or a slimmer enclosure and explain the options before any work begins.
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