Main Switchboard Upgrade – Unit Complex in St Lucia

Upon a completion of a switchboard compliance inspection, a switchboard upgrade was performed for a unit block in St Lucia.

Like many older unit blocks throughout St Lucia, the main switchboard was no longer in a safe state and was missing some key aspects, therefore not compliant with today’s electrical safety standards.

Our switchboard specialist electricians identified some of the following issues:

The switchboard had no capacity for extra circuits
The meters were mounted on non-fire rated material
The meter panel did not comply with the new Queensland Electricity and Metering Manual (QEMM)
There was no safety switch on the community lights
Circuit identification is faded/incorrect
The main switch is not a protective device. It is recommended to replace with an over-current protective circuit breaker to protect the consumer mains from overloading

Location: St Lucia, Brisbane

Project Cost: Approx $12,000 +GST

Original Main Switchboard