Your Switchboard The panel where power enters your home and is split into circuits. It holds your main switch, circuit breakers and safety switches. is the heart of your home's electrical system. Most people never look at it until something goes wrong. Here are the signs it is time to have it checked.
1. You still have ceramic fuses
If your board has old ceramic fuses with fuse wire, it was installed a long time ago. These boards were never designed for the load a modern home puts on them.
2. There are no safety switches
A safety switch, or RCD (safety switch) Residual current device, also called a safety switch. It cuts the power in a fraction of a second if it detects current leaking where it should not, such as through a person., cuts the power in a fraction of a second if current leaks where it should not, such as through a person. If your board has none, or only covers some circuits, it is worth talking to an electrician.
3. Breakers trip often
A breaker that trips once in a while is doing its job. One that trips regularly is telling you something, whether that is an overloaded circuit or a fault that needs finding.
4. Scorch marks, buzzing or a burning smell
Any of these needs attention straight away. Turn off what you can safely turn off and get an electrician to look at it.
5. There is no room for anything new
Adding a split system, a pool pump or a workshop often means adding circuits. If the board is full, it needs upgrading first. This is one of the most common reasons Bryan upgrades boards, usually alongside an air conditioning install.
6. You are renovating
If the walls are open and the wiring is being changed, it is the right time to look at the board too.
What happens next
Bryan assesses the board, explains what needs changing and why, and gives you a fixed price before any work starts. See switchboard upgrades in Bundaberg or send a quote request with a photo of your board.