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Electrician in Merewether

Old fuse box? Let's make it safe.

Your local electrician in Merewether. Over 40 electrical jobs at 32 Merewether properties since June 2024.

Request a callback Call 0400 232 172

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Electrical problems we fix in Merewether

Switchboards top our Merewether job list, ahead of lights and tripping power.

A row of circuit breakers behind a white cover, with the service fuses above

Ceramic fuses still in the board

We took the fuses out, then traced, tested and labelled every circuit in the house.

Switchboard upgrades >

Ceramic fuses in an old sub-board, the circuits chalked on the panel above them

A new stove, and a hidden fuse board

Swapping a stove uncovered an old fuse sub-board (a second, smaller fuse box). We flagged it for an urgent upgrade.

Ovens and cooktops >

Network patch panel with data cables plugged in

Need the NBN in another room?

We ran cabling for an NBN connection point inside a bedroom wardrobe, out of sight.

Data and NBN points >

Need an electrician in Merewether?

Tell us what is going on. We ring you back, usually the same day.

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More Merewether jobs from the last two years

Real completed jobs, with the addresses left out.

A safety switch being tested in an open switchboard, a row of breakers alongside

A safety switch that would not switch off

At one Merewether home a power point was playing up. The safety switch protecting that circuit would not trip when it was tested, and it was arcing inside the board. It came out and a new one went in the same visit. A safety switch that will not operate is worse than none, because you think you are protected.

Safety switches >

A double power point removed from the wall with the terminals exposed and the old cabling behind it

Power points dead, and nothing tripped

Several power points in a Merewether house and laundry stopped together, with nothing tripped in the box. That usually means a break in the circuit rather than a protective device doing its job, so it gets traced properly rather than reset and left.

Fault finding >

A kitchen ceiling with new downlights fitted

Twenty downlights, swapped over

One Merewether home had twenty hardwired downlights replaced with plug-in LEDs. Each one needed a surface socket fitted so the new fittings could plug in, which is the part people do not expect when they buy the globes themselves.

LED lighting upgrades >

Spa power in Merewether

Re-tiling around the spa

We disconnected the spa for the tilers, laid new conduit in the slab, then reconnected and tested it.

Pool and spa power >

An old sub-board with the spa heater control circuit hand-labelled in red marker

Your local electrician in Merewether

Homeowners

Ceramic fuse boards, spa power and NBN points in the wardrobe.

Not sure what's in the walls?

An inspection finds old fuse sub-boards before a new appliance does.

Electrical work in Merewether: common questions

Can a new stove uncover an old fuse box?

Yes. Swapping a stove in one Merewether home uncovered an old fuse sub-board, and we flagged it for an urgent upgrade.

What happens to my circuits in a switchboard upgrade?

Every one is traced, tested and labelled. At one Merewether home the ceramic fuses came out and every circuit was labelled on the new board.

Several power points have died at once and nothing has tripped. What is that?

Usually a break somewhere in the circuit rather than a switch doing its job. It happened in a Merewether home where points in the house and the laundry went together. The fix is to trace it properly. We do not just reset the switch and leave.

How do I know my safety switch actually works?

By testing it. In one Merewether board the safety switch would not trip on test and was arcing inside, so it was replaced that visit. One that will not operate is worse than none, because you believe you are covered. Press the test button every three months, and ring us if nothing happens.

Can you disconnect my spa while the tilers are in?

Yes. We make the spa power safe before work starts, then reconnect and test it once the tiling is finished.