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How can I tell if my Melbourne house needs rewiring?

Not sure if your house needs rewiring?

Following on from our popular Home Electrical Fault Finding Guide, Hit The Switch have compiled this comprehensive article that lets you know what to look for, and how to go about getting your Melbourne home rewired if required.

First things first, let’s start with why you’re concerned about if your house needs rewiring and the state of your wiring in the first place.

Are you having electrical problems such as lights dimming at night, or concerned about the age of the house, or possibly just being safety conscious – or perhaps you are selling your home and want to make sure the buyers can’t fault the electricals and use it as a clause to reneg on the deal.

Those are all good reasons to have your house checked by a qualified Home Electrician to identify if you need House Rewiring.

It’s important that you do so because as you’ll discover in our Free Electrical safety Compliance Checklist, old wiring isn’t just dangerous in terms of cracking and fraying, it just may not be up to the demands placed on it by modern lifestyles.

So without further ado, here are the main reasons why a house needs rewiring.

4 REASONS WHY OLDER AN HOUSE NEEDS REWIRING

THE AGE OF THE OLD WIRING

Old wiring naturally degrades over time and Melbourne has a large proportion of homes over 40 or 50 years old, with others dating back to post-WW2. If your home is in the “veteran” category and still has its original black coloured cables – or worse still metal conduit with cloth cabling – you should definitely have it rewired. Warning: Turn the power off at the switchboard before looking (under the house or in the ceiling) because older wiring was insulated with perishable rubber, and not earthed. If in doubt get an accredited electrician like Hit The Switch to perform a full inspection.

ELECTRICITY USAGE HAS CHANGED

Homes built in the 1950s through to the eighties have wiring that may not have been designed to deal with the high demands of twenty-first century electrical usage. The sheer size and number of appliances we use today puts far too much strain on the original wiring; it was simply not designed to cope with computers, home theatre systems, air conditioning and so forth, all running at once. If your home is at, or over, capacity, rewiring may be necessary. Antiquated wiring is an accident waiting to happen.

BETTER RESALE VALUE

If you want to sell your home, buyers – and their banks and insurance companies – will no doubt want to know that the house wiring is safe, and able to cope with the demands of modern living. A recent rewire can help to sell an older home...if it comes to a choice of a home that has been rewired and one that has not, which would YOU choose.

THE SAFETY FACTOR

Overloaded electrical outlets are a renowned health and safety hazard. Putting too much strain on power-boards can lead to overheating, fire, and/or electrical shocks. A rewire is the perfect “excuse” to add more outlets, switches, ceiling fans and generally bring your house into the 21st century.

While rewiring your house, Hit The Switch can also set up everything else you need in terms of home entertainment, home computers, telephone, television and other data and electrical. A great way to combine electrical safety and convenience. Note: Our rewiring will come complete with a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate.

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