Electrician in Leppington, NSW
Leppington, around the station
Leppington is two places at once. Around the railway station and along Rickard Road there are new estates of two-storey homes and townhouses, and out at the edges, towards Camden Valley Way and beyond, there are older rural blocks that have not changed much. The work follows that split. In the estates it is tight lots and shared walls, and on the rural edge it is long drives and overhead lines.
In the newer streets, parking is limited, driveways are short and some townhouses share a common access way, so we work out where to stand a vehicle before unloading. Meter boxes are on the front wall, or in a bank on a common wall for townhouses. Some properties are rented, which means arranging access through an agent. On the rural edge, access is a gate and a driveway, and the supply comes in on poles.
New homes here have modern boards, plasterboard walls and ducted or split air conditioning, with data cabling that varies from one builder to the next. Townhouses share walls with neighbours, so running a cable from one room to another often has to go via the roof space, not through the wall. The older rural houses have a different set of problems, with aged boards, fibro or weatherboard walls and antennas that have been up for decades.
What we do here most
What Leppington estates and edges need
The pattern here is a house or townhouse built to a price, with smoke alarms, cameras and cabling left for the owner to add.
Smoke Alarm Installation
Hardwired alarms through a three-level townhouse
A townhouse spread over three levels needs alarms on each floor, wired together so that one sounds them all. The cable has to go from the board to each ceiling position, usually through the roof space and down inside the wall. Shared walls limit where a cable can safely run, and the stairwell is often the only practical way between floors.
CCTV Camera Installation
Cameras on a corner lot with a side lane
A corner block has two street frontages and a side access, and the owner usually wants the front door, the driveway and the side gate covered. Cameras sit under the eave, and the cables go back through the roof space to a recorder near the board. Neighbouring windows and the shared fence line affect where each camera can point.
Residential Electrician
Extra power points and lights in a new home
A new house comes with the builder's minimum number of outlets, and owners soon find they want more in the study, the alfresco or the garage. Adding them means finding a path from the nearest circuit through insulated ceilings or a masonry wall. The board has to be checked first to see whether a new circuit has room.
Hot Water Repairs
An electric hot water unit in a townhouse laundry
In a townhouse the hot water unit is often squeezed into a laundry cupboard or a small outdoor space, which makes reaching the element or thermostat awkward. We check the supply at the board, then the isolating switch, then the unit itself. Because other homes share the building, the first question is whether the fault is in your unit's own wiring or further back.
If it is urgent
If the power trips in a Leppington townhouse or new home
- 1Go to the switchboard and see whether the main switch, one circuit breaker or the safety switch has dropped. Switch off appliances on the circuit that tripped.
- 2Leave the cover of the board closed and do not reset a breaker that drops again straight away. In a townhouse, do not go into a shared meter room or common switch cupboard.
- 3When you call 0438 653 022, tell us if it is a townhouse or a house, where the board is, and which rooms went dead.
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 Leppington, NSW
These services cover the new-build gaps and the older-block problems that sit side by side around Leppington.
Local, and on the phone
Talk to us about a Leppington job
Call or email and tell us whether it is a townhouse, a house in an estate or an older rural block. In Leppington that one detail decides whether we are planning a roof-space cable run or a long driveway visit.
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