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Switchboard upgrades · Curl Curl 2096

Switchboard upgrades in Curl Curl.

Switchboard work in Curl Curl, priced from a photo before we start. Electrical3 is based in Cromer, minutes from Curl Curl, and this is work we do across the Northern Beaches every week.

NSW Licence 270174C25-year workmanship guaranteeFixed price before we startBased in Cromer

What it costs in Curl Curl

Every figure below is what we install for, including GST.

WhatPrice inc GSTWhat it covers
Fixed price from a photoFreeSend a photo of the board and the meter. You get the price before anyone comes out.
Making room in a full board$150 to $400Where the board is otherwise sound and just has no spare position.
Safety switches addedQuoted with the boardRCBOs on the circuits that need them, priced as part of the job.
Surge protection, same visit$397 single phase
$638 three phase
Cheapest while the board is already open, rather than a separate call-out.
Full board replacementQuoted before we startCeramic fuses, no safety switches, or a board at the end of its life.
Prices current September 2026. Certificate of compliance with every job, and a 25 year workmanship guarantee. See the full switchboard upgrades page →

Switchboard upgrades in Curl Curl, specifically

This is the belt where a board upgrade pays for itself. Most of these homes are on their second or third renovation with the original board still in place — which is exactly where nuisance tripping, no safety switches, and no room for the next circuit come from.

Beachside, exposed, and a mix of original homes and modern rebuilds. Salt reaches the external fittings here, and the older housing stock still carries the pre-RCD switchboards that make a straightforward upgrade one of the most worthwhile things an owner can do.

What we run into here

Ceramic fuses, and no safety switch on lighting or power

Renovation wiring joined into original circuits without the board being brought up to match

A board full to the last position, so the next appliance becomes an argument

Original fuse board and meter of the type Electrical3 upgrades — Curl Curl

Switchboard upgrades in Curl Curl, answered

Do I need a new switchboard in Curl Curl?

Not always. If the board has ceramic fuses, no safety switches, or no spare positions left, it is holding the house back and usually needs replacing. If it is sound and simply full, making room is $150 to $400. Send a photo and we will tell you which one you have before you commit to anything.

How much does a switchboard upgrade cost?

We do not publish one figure because boards are not one job — a tidy modern board needing two extra circuits and a 1960s fuse panel with no earth are different pieces of work. What we do instead is price it from a photo, in writing, before we come out. Making room in an otherwise sound board is $150 to $400.

What is different about boards in Curl Curl?

This is the belt where a board upgrade pays for itself. Most of these homes are on their second or third renovation with the original board still in place — which is exactly where nuisance tripping, no safety switches, and no room for the next circuit come from. Beachside, exposed, and a mix of original homes and modern rebuilds. Salt reaches the external fittings here, and the older housing stock still carries the pre-RCD switchboards that make a straightforward upgrade one of the most worthwhile things an owner can do.

Do I need to be home, and how long does it take?

Somebody needs to let us in, and the power is off for part of the day — usually two to four hours for a straightforward replacement. We tell you the window before the day rather than on it.

Will I get a compliance certificate?

Yes. Every job gets a certificate of compliance, and the board is left labelled so the next person can see what feeds what. NSW contractor licence 270174C, and a 25 year workmanship guarantee.

Can you do it while I get an EV charger installed?

That is the cheapest way to do both. The board is already open, the visit is already happening, and a charger needs its own protected circuit anyway. See EV charger installation in Curl Curl.

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