About Our Electrical Work in Ballina, NSW
Our story
Electrical and data cabling in Ballina
We work out of a unit on Stinson St in Ballina and take jobs across the Northern Rivers. The region is a mix of weatherboard cottages, older farmhouses, newer estates and shopfronts, and each one has wiring that reflects when it was built.
Electrical work and data cabling are two sides of the same trade. A new office fit out needs power points and network points on the same wall, and a renovated kitchen needs lighting circuits and a cable run for the internet. Doing both means the cable path and the circuit are planned together.
Salt air near the coast, humidity in the hinterland and the occasional flood or storm all show up in switchboards and outdoor fittings. That shapes how we look at a job before we start.
How the trade works
Four things we will not trade away
Isolate before touching wiring
Power is switched off at the board and proved dead before any cable is handled. The circuit stays off until the work on it is finished and tested.
Look at the board first
The switchboard shows the age of the installation, the spare space for new circuits and any wiring that has been added over the years. Reading it first stops surprises halfway through the job.
Tidy runs, labelled circuits
Where the job needs it, cables are run neatly and fixed, and circuits and data outlets are labelled so the next person can find what they are looking for.
Test the work, then explain it
New circuits and cables are tested before they go live. When the job is done, what was changed is shown and explained in plain words.
On the job
What happens on a typical job
Every job is different, but most of them move through the same four stages on site.
Look
Board, roof, cable path
Before any work starts, the switchboard is opened and the cable path is checked. This shows what is already there and what the job will have to work around.
Isolate
Off and proved dead
The circuit or the whole board is switched off and tested to confirm it is dead. Only then does anyone start on the wiring.
Install
Cable, fittings, circuits
The new cable, fitting, circuit or data point goes in. Runs are kept neat and the work is fixed and terminated properly.
Test
Before it goes live
Power comes back on in stages and each new circuit or cable is tested. Then you are shown what was done and what each switch now controls.
Send us the job
Tell us about the job
Write a few lines about what needs doing and which suburb it is in. If you can, mention what you have seen, such as a tripping switch, a dead power point or a room that needs a network cable. Urgent? Call 0468 051 006 instead.
Serving Ballina and The Surrounding Areas
Where we work
Call 0468 051 006
Ask About Electrical Work in Ballina Before You Book
Call us on 0468 051 006 or email enquires@switchedonelectrical.com.au with a description of the job. A photo of the switchboard with the cover closed is a good place to start.
0468 051 006Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4pm
Not urgent? Send us the job instead