What's the difference between rewiring a switchboard and upgrading one?

A rewire keeps the existing enclosure and replaces or reorganises the wiring and devices inside it. An upgrade replaces the whole board, usually because it's undersized or beyond economical repair.

How long is the power off during a switchboard rewire?

Power is isolated for the working portion of the job, which varies with how many circuits are involved and what condition they're in. An electrician can give you a realistic window once they've seen the board.

Can a switchboard be rewired without upgrading the main switch?

Sometimes, if the main switch and supply are already adequate for the household load. Where the load has grown well past what the board was designed for, the main switch usually needs addressing too.

Switchboard Rewiring on the Gold Coast

0403 718 736Monday to Sunday, 6:30 am – 9:00 pm

Existing enclosure retained where it's sound
Every circuit re-run, tested & labelled
Deteriorated & undersized cabling replaced

Sorting Out What's Behind the Cover

Take the cover off a board that's been added to for thirty years and you'll often find joins on top of joins, cables that don't match the circuits they're feeding and nothing labelled. It still works, right up until it doesn't.

Safe Haven Electrical QLD handle switchboard rewiring on the Gold Coast, stripping the internals back and re-running each circuit into the correct protective device. Deteriorated, brittle or undersized cabling gets replaced, terminations are torqued properly and the whole board is tested and labelled before we close it up.

If the enclosure itself is too small or too far gone to work with, a full switchboard upgrade is the more sensible spend and we'll quote it that way.

Call 0403 718 736 to have yours looked at.

How We Approach a Rewire

The work is methodical rather than quick, and that's the point.

Full circuit identification first

Every circuit is traced and confirmed before anything is disconnected. Guessing at this stage is how lights end up sharing a circuit with the oven.

Deteriorated cabling replaced

Heat, age and UV make older insulation brittle, particularly at terminations. Anything that's past it comes out rather than getting taped up.

Correct terminations and torque

Loose connections are a common cause of overheating inside a board. Each termination is made properly and checked.

Testing and documentation

Insulation resistance, earth continuity and RCD operation are all tested before handover. You get the results and a labelled board.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between rewiring a switchboard and upgrading one?: A rewire keeps the existing enclosure and replaces or reorganises the wiring and devices inside it. An upgrade replaces the whole board, usually because it's undersized or beyond economical repair.
How long is the power off during a switchboard rewire?: Power is isolated for the working portion of the job, which varies with how many circuits are involved and what condition they're in. An electrician can give you a realistic window once they've seen the board.
Can a switchboard be rewired without upgrading the main switch?: Sometimes, if the main switch and supply are already adequate for the household load. Where the load has grown well past what the board was designed for, the main switch usually needs addressing too.

Been added to one circuit at a time? Call Safe Haven Electrical QLD on 0403 718 736 about switchboard rewiring.

0403 718 736

Servicing the Gold Coast, Broadbeach, Varsity Lakes, Robina, Palm Beach