Good annual inspections of your main switchboard from a competent qualified electrician will prevent circumstance of what’s pictured below from happening.
What do you get from completing a visual switchboard inspection with us?
Orange Mini Electrical will check the following requirements for you and report on the following;
Cables show no evidence of insulation deterioration
Corrosion on the main earth electrode
Continuity of bonding on mental water pipes
Mechanical damage of socket outlets and overloading
Lamp holders for mechanical damage
Switchboard and electrical equipment have no conductor damage
RCDs, MCBs, fuses and switches have mechanical damage
Semi enclosed re-wireable have not deteriorated due to arching and have no exposed live parts
Switchboard equipment correctly labeled
Cover to fixed wired appliances are not broken
Electrical fittings in damps areas have the correct IP Protection
Overhead lines insulation deterioration and anchorage’s
Safety distances of overheads lines have not been compromised; and
Report on what’s been completed
Why would you do this?
Reassurance that your power supply won’t let you down due to deterioration or failure of components, negligence, prevention loss to your asset and possibly prevent the loss of life to your loved ones. Prevention of the following that could have happened in this case.
Checking these items yourself without experience or expertise could put you in harms way.
Outcome
I seen good, bad and ugly and this one certainly takes the cake. After completing this inspection the customer agreed on a full replacement of the Main Switchboard to current standards
Why was this like this? And how did it get to this state?
Many answers could be concluded, remember prevention is better than replacement at last resort.
In this Case it was lucky that no person or property was seriously harmed.
