Switchboard
Do You Need to Upgrade Your Switchboard?
3 Reasons to Upgrade your Switchboard
1/ Older switchboards cannot handle the increased demand for power
Older switchboards were designed to protect the demand for power when the house was built.
Because of the increased use of appliances in todays households , it can put immense stress on your older
switchboard and protection devices.
Couple this with old wiring in your home and you have a very real recipe for disaster.
2/ Safety Switches are required by Australian Electrical Standards
The current electrical standards are that all lighting and power circuits must have protection by safety switches to
protect your home against electrical hazards.
Safety switches are hard wired protection in your switchboard that will cut off power in the event of an electrical hazard.
Whilst old fuses and circuit breakers will protect against overload, safety switches will shut power off in a thirteenth of a heartbeat after a change in electrical current has been detected.
Safety switches save lives !
3/ Risk Of Fire
Older switchboards that only have rewire-able fuses pose a huge fire risk.
Electrical overloads in switchboards can result in a lower ability to protect circuits and therefore the very real
possibility of wires melting or overheating behind the switchboard.
Older fuse boards as shown need to be replaced with upgraded safety switch switchboards
Author
Cornford Electrics has been proudly providing excellent electrical services to customers since 2006. Backed by a managing director with over 25 years of experience in the industry, we are committed to helping property owners and businesses alike find solutions to their electrical problems in the most efficient way possible.
