Recent work.
A selection of recent jobs across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie: switchboard and mains upgrades, EV chargers, lighting, renovations, and commercial and industrial work.
Completed plant
Panel wiring
Control panel
Instruments
Pump wiringAn RO (Reverse Osmosis) plant project completed over this past week, including the electrical installation and control panel works.
The work covered power and control cabling to the high-pressure pumps, the flow and pressure instruments and the actuated valves, and a stainless steel control panel with PLC, touchscreen and variable speed drives for the pumps.
Before
AfterBreakers from three brands, safety switches on only some of the circuits, and untidy wiring. The board was stripped back and rebuilt in the same enclosure: main switch, an RCBO on every circuit, surge protection, every cable re-terminated and a circuit schedule inside the door.
Front counter
Kitchen
Distribution board
Equipment isolators
Heat lamps at the pass
Under-bench power
Counter lightingComplete electrical fit-out for a new café and its commercial kitchen, from the distribution board to the last pendant.
A new distribution board with a main isolator, separate lighting and power circuits, and labelled emergency lighting circuits. In the kitchen: isolating switches for the cooking equipment, power for refrigeration and bench equipment, LED panel lighting, and heat lamps over the pass. Front of house: pendants, downlights and LED strip under the counter, with power for the display fridges and counter equipment.
Before
AfterSame room, same positions, photographed the same evening. The old 50 W halogens gave a dim, yellow light and heated the ceiling; the new dimmable LEDs light the room evenly and draw about a tenth of the power. Across twenty-two fittings that's a real difference on the bill. Old transformers came out of the roof, and the dimmers were swapped for ones that actually work with LEDs.
FinishedThe owners wanted the ceiling grid left clean, so instead of a dozen downlights we fitted two slim LED oyster lights on a dimmer, LED strip along the shelves and under the sideboard, and a lamp circuit on the same switch by the door. Warm white throughout.
Tesla Wall Connector
22 kW SigenergyWe've recently installed a range of EV chargers. Two of them: a Tesla Wall Connector on its own circuit with an isolator beside it, and a 22 kW Sigenergy charger fully integrated with the home's solar and battery system, so the car charges from the roof when the sun is out.
Before we quote any charger we check the switchboard and the supply can carry it.
Before
AfterSame spot, rough-in and fit-off. The first photo is after the carcasses went in: pendant cables dropped through the ceiling, wiring left at each outlet and in the island. The second is handover. New circuits for the induction cooktop, oven and dishwasher, power in the island, three pendants on a dimmer, under-cabinet strip, matte black outlets to go with the tapware.
FinishedThe electrical side of an ensuite renovation. Backlit arched mirrors on their own switch, LED strip under the floating vanity, a lit niche in the shower, heated towel rail and underfloor heating circuits, and a quiet exhaust fan on a run-on timer.
Before
AfterA tired meter box with a crowded board and mains that were never sized for a modern house. We replaced the lot and brought the installation up to date with current regulations.
The new board is neat, organised and labelled, with spare room on it. The house now has the capacity for future electrical upgrades, whether that's an EV charger, an induction cooktop or a battery.
FinishedA sub-main from the house board to a small board in the shed, four LED battens on the rafters so there are no shadows over the bench, a run of power points along the back wall, an outside light over the door and a spare circuit left for a charger or a welder later.
FinishedLED battens across the ceiling in a neutral white so the whole floor is evenly lit, and a strip under the overhead cabinets so the bench itself has no shadows. Two switches: one for the battens at the door, one for the bench. Replaced a single bulb in the middle of the ceiling.
FinishedDownlights in the porch soffit, an up-and-down wall light beside the door, LED strip under the step treads so nobody misses the edge, and a bollard along the path. All on a daylight sensor with a timer, so it looks after itself.
Before
AfterOld plug-in breakers under the meter, live parts exposed and not a safety switch on the board. We made this switchboard safe with all new safety switches, one on every circuit, and brought it up to current standards with a new main earth as well.
Everything now sits in a closed, labelled enclosure in the same meter box.
Bedroom
Living roomCeiling fans with built-in LED lights in the bedroom and living room, with new LED downlights around them. Each fan is fixed to the roof framing, and the downlights sit clear of the blades so the light doesn't flicker when the fan is running.
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