Electrician in Bringelly, NSW
Bringelly, out along Bringelly Road
Work in Bringelly sits on acreage blocks, small farms and market garden properties strung out along Bringelly Road and the lanes that run off it. The house is rarely the only building on the block. There is usually a shed, a pump, a dam or a packing area as well, and a job often starts at the house and ends a long way from it. We plan the day around the distance between those buildings, not around the address.
Most properties sit behind a gate and a driveway that can run a few hundred metres, sometimes over a dam wall or a creek crossing that a heavy vehicle should not use. Supply comes in overhead on poles, so the meter and main switch may be on a pole, on a shed wall or on the house, and it helps to know which before we arrive. If the gate is locked or there are dogs on the block, tell us when you call so nobody is stuck at the front.
Housing ranges from older weatherboard and fibro farmhouses to brick homes from the eighties and nineties and newer large builds on cleared blocks. The older houses often have a board that has been added to more than once, with outbuildings fed by long cable runs that were never sized for what runs on them now. Antennas matter out here too, because tall trees and open paddocks make signal strength vary a lot from one corner of a block to the next.
What we do here most
What Bringelly acreage and farm blocks need
Almost every job here is a question of distance: getting power, signal or a connection from the house out to a shed, a pump or a far paddock.
Starlink Installation
Starlink for a block with no good broadband
Many blocks in this district sit well outside the reach of decent fixed broadband, and a dish is the practical answer. The dish needs a clear view of the sky, so the first job is walking the property to find a spot clear of gum trees and the shed roof. Then the cable has to get from that spot to the router inside the house, and on a large block that run can be long.
Digital TV Antenna Installation
A new antenna for a farmhouse in the paddocks
A farmhouse with a mast that has leaned or rusted over the years often gets a poor picture on channels the town gets perfectly. We check the aim and the height before choosing where a new antenna goes, because the best signal is not always at the highest point. The cable then has to run down into a house where the walls and ceilings are not built for a tidy pull.
Switchboard Upgrades
A switchboard feeding the house and two sheds
A board that has fed a house, a workshop and a pump shed for decades is usually full, with extra circuits squeezed in wherever there was room. Upgrading it means working out what each cable actually feeds before anything is moved. Overhead supply and long cable runs to the outbuildings mean the new board has to suit the distances, not just the house.
Hot Water Repairs
Electric hot water that stops on a rural block
On a block with tank water and a pump, a hot water system that goes cold can be the element, the thermostat or the supply to it. We work through them in order, and we look at the pump supply at the same time if it shares a board. Older units on farmhouse walls are often wedged in a laundry or against an outside wall, which changes how we get at them.
If it is urgent
If the power drops on a Bringelly acreage block after dark
- 1Look at the neighbouring properties and the poles on your road. If everyone is dark, the fault is probably in the supply rather than in your house.
- 2Leave the pole, any lines on the ground and the meter box alone. Do not walk into a paddock or down a driveway toward a line that may be down.
- 3When you ring 0438 653 022, tell us where the meter and main switch are, whether there is a locked gate and how far the house is from the road.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What electrical and antenna services do you offer?
We install and repair digital TV antennas, install Starlink, mount TVs on walls and install CCTV cameras and security systems. On the electrical side we do switchboard upgrades, electric hot water repairs, interconnected hardwired smoke alarms, EV chargers and general home and commercial electrical work.
Do you work on homes and on businesses?
Yes, both. Homes make up the bulk of the antenna, wall mount and smoke alarm work. For businesses the work includes fit-outs, maintenance, test and tag, and security system installation. Tell us which you have when you call so we can ask the right questions.
Which areas do you cover?
We are based in Silverdale and work in Warragamba, Mulgoa, Wallacia, Luddenham, Bradfield, Bringelly, Rossmore, Austral, Leppington, Smeaton Grange and Camden. In general we work within about a 30 to 45 minute radius of Silverdale. If you are just outside that, call and ask.
Do you work after hours?
We list ourselves as open 24 hours, Monday to Sunday. For anything urgent, call 0438 653 022 and describe what is happening. If something smells hot or a switch will not reset, say so straight away.
How do I choose the right digital TV antenna?
It depends on where you are, how far the signal has to travel, what is in the way and how many TVs you want to feed. Tell us your suburb and what the picture is doing, such as dropping out, pixelating or missing channels. We can then look at the roof and the existing cable and recommend what suits.
What do I need to know before a Starlink install?
The dish needs a clear view of the sky, so the first question is where it can sit without trees or roof lines blocking it. We also look at how the cable gets inside and where the router will go. Photos of the roof, the wall and the room where the router will live help when you call.
What should I send you for a CCTV quote?
Tell us how many cameras you want and where they should look, such as the front door, driveway or back yard. Say whether you want to watch from your phone and whether there is a spot for a recorder. A few photos of the outside walls and the eaves help us see how cables will run.
Can you mount my TV on any wall?
Usually, but the wall type matters. Brick, timber stud and plasterboard are each fixed differently, and a large TV needs a firm fixing point. Tell us the TV size, the wall type and where you want the power and antenna lead, so the cabling can be hidden if the wall allows.
How much does a job cost?
The price depends on the job, so we do not quote figures over the phone for anything that needs a look first. The first step is a look at the site, or photos for a small job. You then get a clear quote with no pushy upselling.
What do I need to know about EV charger installation?
The charger has to connect to your switchboard, so the distance from the board to where the car parks is the main question. Tell us the make of your car and where you park it. We install chargers for owners of Tesla, Nissan Leaf, BYD, Hyundai and Kia vehicles, and a photo of your switchboard helps us see what is there.
My hot water has stopped working. What should I tell you?
We repair electric hot water. Tell us whether there is no hot water at all or only a little, whether the unit is leaking, and whether the switchboard has tripped. If you can see water running from the unit, turn off the water supply to it and call us.
What is different about hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms?
Hardwired alarms are connected to the mains power of the building rather than running only on a battery. Interconnected means that when one alarm sounds, every alarm in the building sounds together. We install them as part of the electrical work, so the wiring is run and tested at the same visit.
Everything we do here
Services in Bringelly, NSW
These twelve services all run out to the acreage blocks and farms around Bringelly, where the length of a cable run often decides the job.
Local, and on the phone
Talk to us about a Bringelly job
Call or email and tell us where the supply comes in, and how far the building you want worked on sits from the gate. On a large Bringelly block that distance decides how we plan the visit.
0438 653 02224 hours a day, 7 days a week
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