Switchboard Upgrades in Brighton
If your Brighton home still runs on ceramic fuses, or the board has no safety switches on it, you're running a modern household on infrastructure built for a very different era. Switchboard upgrades are the most common job we do.
Switchboards in Brighton
Brighton homes carry serious electrical loads — multiple living zones, pools, studios, home cinemas, workshops, and increasingly two EVs in the garage. The switchboards in older Brighton properties frequently weren't built for anything like that, and the upgrade is usually about capacity as much as safety.
A Brighton switchboard upgrade is often really a capacity project. Two EVs, a pool, a studio, ducted heating and a home cinema is a serious load, and the honest conversation is about whether the supply itself is adequate, not just the board.
What's actually involved
We strip out the old board and install a modern enclosure with circuit breakers and RCDs on every circuit, labelled so the next person can actually read it. In older properties we often need to replace the mains and main earth too, because the incoming cable was never sized for modern loads. Most residential upgrades are done in a day, though your power will be off for a good part of it.
Why people finally do it
The triggers are consistent: the board is full and there's nowhere to land a circuit for a new oven, air conditioner or EV charger; there are no safety switches protecting anything; ceramic fuses that have to be rewired by hand when they blow; or a nuisance trip that keeps happening and the old board can't tell you why. Safety switches are the big one — a circuit breaker protects your wiring, but an RCD protects the person touching the faulty appliance.
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Request a Quote →Switchboard Upgrades in Brighton — Common Questions
How much does a switchboard upgrade cost in Brighton?
It depends on the age of the existing board, whether the mains and main earth need replacing, how many circuits are involved and whether asbestos is present. Our cost estimator will give you a ballpark, and the quote itself is free.
How long will my power be off?
For a good part of the day. We'll agree a time that suits and get you back on as quickly as we safely can.
Do you cover all of Brighton?
Yes — all of Brighton 3186 and the surrounding suburbs including Hampton, Elsternwick and Bentleigh. We're based in Newport, so we're genuinely local. We service Brighton and the bayside suburbs regularly.
Do I need a switchboard upgrade before an EV charger?
Often, yes. An EV charger needs its own dedicated circuit and many older boards have no space or capacity for one. We check before quoting the charger.