Electrician in West Auckland

Lifestyle blocks around Kumeū, Huapai and Waimauku

Past the end of the motorway the sections get bigger, and the electrical work changes with them. In Huapai, Waimauku and Riverhead, a lot of what we do is power to things that sit well away from the house. A dead pump or a stuck gate on a block is more than an inconvenience, so we try to fit those jobs in quickly.

Long cable runs need heavier cable, or the voltage drops before it reaches the far end. We size each run for the load at the end of it, and leave room for a pool heater or extra lighting that is likely to come later.

• Septic and water pump circuits
• Electric gate motors and gate power
• Supply to sheds, workshops and sleepouts
• Cable and duct for new pools

Farmhouses and 1960s homes that need rewiring

Plenty of rural houses out west have been extended a room at a time, and the wiring shows it. Old fuse boards, circuits added wherever there was space and no RCD protection are common finds when we open up a switchboard. We tell you what is safe to keep and what needs replacing, and price it line by line.

Closer to town, Henderson and Te Atatū Peninsula are mostly 1960s and 70s housing. Those homes were wired for far less than a modern kitchen, a heat pump and an EV, so a switchboard upgrade or a rewire is often the first job.

New builds in Hobsonville, Westgate and Whenuapai

Hobsonville, Westgate and Whenuapai are full of houses built in recent years. They are wired to code, but only for what the first owner asked for at the time. Working from home, a second car going electric or a new deck soon shows where the gaps are.

The usual requests are extra data points, outdoor power and an EV charger in the garage. We also isolate fittings so builders can get on with remedial work, and we trace circuits that trip and will not reset instead of just switching them back on.