Switchboards serve as the nerve centre of your electrical wiring, dispensing electricity to appliances and circuits throughout your home. Upgrading your switchboard could save money on callout fees while improving safety for you and your family.
Mastin switchboard upgrades Adelaide should only be performed by certified electricians, with qualified and licensed electricians only capable of undertaking them. Here are some signs your switchboard could need upgrading:
Safety Switches
Switchboards serve as the hub of all electrical wiring in your home, channelling power from its main supply to where it needs to go around your property – such as electricity outlets, hot water systems, lights and stoves.
Safety switches (RCDs) are the cornerstone of any switchboard, protecting users against electric shock. RCDs detect earth leakage currents and quickly disconnect power to protect from injury or death.
Resetting circuit breakers frequently could indicate that your switchboard is overloaded and in need of an upgrade. A licensed electrician can assess your switchboard and, if required, install RCDs or RCBOs (safety switches with circuit breaker functionality) to avoid overloading and prevent future costly repairs. This Mastin switchboard upgrades Adelaide approach offers cost-effective improvements in safety while protecting you against future repair costs.
Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
Australian regulations mandate RCDs as mandatory devices to quickly turn off power in just 0.03 seconds in the event of faults or short circuits that could potentially electrocute someone before dangerous levels of electricity reach you and become fatal. They detect faults or short circuits and cut power immediately before any harmful levels can reach dangerous levels and pose an electrical hazard to you or anyone nearby.
, RCDs monitor the current balance between live and neutral conductors to ensure they sum to zero; otherwise, there could be leakage of current somewhere (perhaps to earth), prompting the RCD to trip in order to protect you from shocks.
Mastin switchboard upgrades Adelaide with more effective RCD protection will allow for smoother usage of appliances without them constantly tripping or flickering off and on and allow for changes such as installing electric vehicle charging stations or solar panels in your home.
Age
Electrical switchboards serve as the nerve centre for all your property’s wiring. Without one that functions effectively, sparks and flames could quickly spread to other parts of your business, potentially endangering assets and lives.
Older switchboards were not built to accommodate the increase in appliances and technology that we now rely on, with households no longer just possessing a fridge, washing machine and television but, in reality, hundreds of options now considered essential household necessities.
An electrician will inspect your switchboards to ensure they comply with current legislation and advise on when upgrades should occur. In addition, having well-functioning switchboards increases home value – an important factor in selling.
Overloaded Circuits
Circuits provide the pathway that facilitates electricity’s flow in households or workplaces, consisting of wires, switches and circuit breakers to control how electricity moves between power sources.
An overloaded circuit can become dangerously overcrowded when too many high-powered appliances are connected simultaneously, leading to tripped breakers or blown fuses that become overheated and trip. If that occurs, serious consequences such as tripped breakers or blown fuses could arise as well as possible.
Fuses
Fuses are one-time-use devices designed to protect wires from excessive current and are rated according to their current capacity.
Old-style switchboards using ceramic fuses are no longer sufficient to meet modern electricity demands and should be upgraded immediately with safety switches for optimal safety and reduced fire risk. By switching immediately, you will ensure more comfort for you and your family and may reduce the risk of an electrical fire occurring within your home.
An experienced electrician can quickly recognise whether or not your switchboard contains ceramic fuses and install more modern combination safety switches as soon as possible. If any warning signs, such as constant circuit breaker tripping, flickering lights, or burning smells, appear, then contact Alliance Climate Control immediately for an electrical safety inspection and switchboard upgrade.
