Switchboards & Supply Upgrades

Serving the Greater Melbourne Area

Upgrading Your Power Supply is a Matter of Both Safety

& Reliability.  You Get More of Both with Blunt’s.

Many older switchboards, meter panels, main fuses & mains cabling have passed their “use by” date.  The cabling gets hot, fuse connections break down, insulation fails and then they start to be just plain dangerous.

If that’s the case in your home, you have a built-in hazard or accident waiting to happen.

Updating your power supply solves that problem very nicely.  It also represents a smarter and more affordable alternative to re-wiring your home.  By installing the correct switchboard, we can help maintain the integrity of your internal wiring, provide added protection against loss of power or lightning, and provide protection against fire and electrocution.

In addition to passing the effective “use by date,” you should consider a switchboard upgrade if you notice any of the following components missing from you existing unit:

  • A Main Isolating Switch with a rating of at least 63Amps
  • At least two Safety Switches protecting both the power & lighting circuits
  • Dedicated Circuit breakers for ovens, air conditioners.
  • Separate circuit breakers for the power & lighting

 

Fuses are No Longer Permitted in New Installations

Fuses need to be replaced by a circuit breaker switchboard not just because they’re no longer permitted.  They’re dangerous, too.  Here’s why:

  • They may be rewired with the wrong size fuse wire potentially over loading the wiring causing fires, melted wiring & lots of nasty things in your roof..
  • If a fuse wire is sticking out of the fuse holder, you have an electrical hazard.
  • When fuses are rewired numerous times they start to get loose in the holder causing a potential hot spot.
  • Old overloaded fuses get hot and the cable insulation melts away at the rear of the fuse and fires can start as a result.
  • The fuse holder starts to get loose causing increase in heat & potential fire damage.

Your main earth stake main earth stake and exponential bond is an integral part of your electrical safety system.  If you can’t find a brass rod like the one shown here, and a cable attached to your water pipe, you need to have your electrical system inspected.

For an ample, reliable, and safe home power supply, contact Blunt’s today for a free in-home quote and consultation.

 

9428 6770

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