Fan stopped, and no safety switch on the lights
The bedroom fan had given up and the lighting circuit had only a plain breaker behind it. We fitted a DC fan with a remote, then put the lighting on a safety switch (RCBO).
Ceiling fans >
Interwar cottages between Waratah and Hamilton.
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Georgetown cottages have been added to for ninety years. The wiring usually tells you where each addition stopped.
The bedroom fan had given up and the lighting circuit had only a plain breaker behind it. We fitted a DC fan with a remote, then put the lighting on a safety switch (RCBO).
Ceiling fans >
Four dated track lights were taken out, the wiring moved clear of the new skylight openings, and five LED downlights fitted in their place. Brighter light, less power, nothing hanging off the ceiling.
LED upgrades >
We upgraded the single outlet at the dishwasher and oven to a double, did the same to the weatherproof outlet outside, put spotlights up front and back, and replaced a dead light with a combined exhaust fan and light.
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Before the building work started we made every old sub circuit safe, removed the switchgear that no longer fed anything, and installed a builders supply circuit and outlet so the trades had power.
Switchboard upgrades >
The owner wanted the car charger in a different spot. We disconnected it, made the old cables safe at the board and in the garage, ran a new circuit from the sub board to the new position, then refitted and tested it.
New circuits >
Yes. At a Georgetown home we removed the failed fan, fitted a DC fan with a light and remote, and upgraded the lighting circuit to a safety switch (RCBO) while we were at the board.
Yes. At a Georgetown property we disconnected the charger, ran a new circuit from the sub board to the new position, then refitted and tested it.
Yes. At one Georgetown house we made the old sub circuits safe, stripped out the switchgear that fed nothing, and added a builders supply outlet for the work that followed.
Yes. We cut the ceiling to suit the new unit and run the switch wire so the two can work together or separately, whichever you prefer.
Tell us what is going on. We will ring you back, usually the same day.
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