Need switchboard upgrades in Leichhardt? Blue Link Electrical Services is a licensed electrician (NSW 332956C) servicing Leichhardt and surrounds.
Call 0421 772 661 to talk about the job, or request a quote online. You get the price in writing before any work starts.
Many older Sydney homes still run on ceramic rewireable fuses, with no safety switch protecting the circuits. Those boards were never designed for air conditioners, induction cooktops, EV chargers and a house full of electronics. Our Inner West switchboard upgrades page covers the rest of the area, along with meter box and sub-board work.
Some older boards are mounted on backing panels that may contain asbestos. That does not make them dangerous on their own, but it does mean they should not be drilled or cut, and replacement needs the right approach.
Leichhardt has a mix of older cottages, terraces and semis alongside newer units and the shops and businesses along Norton Street and Parramatta Road. Leichhardt is in the Inner West Council area, and Ausgrid runs the local electricity network. Leichhardt has postcode 2040. We also work in nearby Lilyfield, Annandale, Petersham, Lewisham, Haberfield and Stanmore.
In terraces the switchboard is often in a narrow hallway or on the front of the house, with little room around it, so we plan the new layout before the changeover day.
For shops and small businesses we plan the switchboard changeover around trading, so the time without power is kept as short as practical.
A sign circuits are overloaded or connections are tired.
Discolouration, buzzing or warmth at the board needs checking straight away.
New kitchens, air conditioning and EV chargers often need extra capacity.
When you call 0421 772 661, we talk through the job, give you a written quote, do the work to AS/NZS 3000 and test it before we leave. The full process is on our switchboard upgrades page. Nearby suburbs with their own page for this service: Petersham, Marrickville, Dulwich Hill.
Notifiable electrical work comes with a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW). Work on the service mains or meter is level 1 and 2 work arranged through accredited partners, and we will tell you up front if your job needs it.
At the 2021 Census, Leichhardt had 15,158 residents and 6,821 private dwellings. Of the occupied ones, 29% were flats or apartments, 33.6% were semis, terraces or townhouses and 36.5% were separate houses, and 40.4% were rented. (Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Leichhardt.)
About 40.4% of dwellings in Leichhardt are rented, so this matters to landlords as well as owners. Replacing a switchboard is electrical wiring work, so in NSW the electrician must issue a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW) when it is done.
From our guides: RCD vs RCBO: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?. RCD vs RCBO explained in plain English: what each one does, why RCBOs stop one fault blacking out the house, and which suits your switchboard.
Separate houses are the most common type of home in Leichhardt, at 36.5% of occupied dwellings in 2021. Older houses often still have their original switchboard, sometimes with ceramic fuses. Upgrading to a modern board with safety switches makes room for new circuits such as air conditioning or an EV charger.
Semis, terraces and townhouses made up 33.6% of occupied homes in Leichhardt in 2021.
| Residents | 15,158 |
|---|---|
| Private dwellings | 6,821 |
| Families | 4,067 |
| Separate houses | 36.5% |
| Semis, terraces, townhouses | 33.6% |
| Flats and apartments | 29% |
| Owned outright | 23.8% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 34.1% |
| Rented | 40.4% |
| People per household | 2.4 |
| Median age | 37 |
| Motor vehicles per dwelling | 1.3 |
Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Leichhardt. Small random adjustments are applied by the ABS for privacy.
Ceramic fuses, no safety switches, scorch marks, frequent tripping or no room for new circuits are the usual signs. We can inspect the board and tell you whether it needs a full upgrade or a smaller fix.
Not always. Some boards can take extra RCDs or RCBOs without a full replacement. Others are too old or too full, and a new board is the safer option.
Yes. We service Leichhardt and surrounds, including Lilyfield, Annandale, Petersham, and work right across Sydney. Call 0421 772 661 to talk about your job.
At the 2021 Census, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt were separate houses, 33.6% were semis, terraces or townhouses and 29% were flats or apartments; 40.4% were rented (ABS QuickStats).
NSW Electrical Contractor Licence 332956C · Fully insured · Since 2016 · Working across Leichhardt and surrounds
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