Switchboard Upgrade

Electrical Switchboards

If you are installing new appliances or having renovation work carried out in your home or business McElec can assess the need for a switchboard upgrade, repair or installation of a new switchboard to prevent overloading.

Signs You Need a Switchboard Upgrade:

• Frequent power outages or circuit breaker trips

• Visible wear and tear on the switchboard

• Home built before the 1990s

• Inability to power modern appliances

• Plans for future electrical installations (solar panels, electric vehicles)

Why would you need an electrical switchboard upgrade?

• Older style switchboards with ceramic rewire-able fuses are designed to cater for a couple of household appliances. When these fuse boxes were installed homes had a fridge, washing machine and oven. Modern houses have so many more appliances in use every day that the old switchboards are now potential fire hazards due to overloading.

• Because of this overburdening of the switchboards, these homes and businesses experience frequent power outs and tripping.

• If you have added an extension to your home or business the current electrical switchboard may need to be upgraded to cope with the added needs. Even if your extension has only added lights and a few extra power points this could be enough to exceed the switchboard limits.

• Renovations such as a kitchen or entertainment room could add extra stress to your electrical switchboard. Newer appliances and electrical equipment can draw more power and add to the demands of your fuse box.

• Often older electrical switchboards are not fitted with electrical safety switches.

• To reduce the risk of electrical fires.

A new switchboard installation has many more benefits, not the least being electrical safety.