Through many years fitting kitchens, renovating homes, rewiring my own boat, repairing and reconfiguring electrical devices, I’ve spent a lot of time running mains power cables through walls, floors and ceilings, rewiring homes, servicing commercial appliances.
Since arriving in NZ in 2014, from the UK, the regulations are a little different. I therefore gained have my EAS and EST qualifications (Electrical Appliance Serviceperson, Electrical Service Technician) with the EWRB (Electrical Workers Registration Board) of New Zealand.
I was licensed to work on live appliances, up to three phase at 400 volts (the regular household supply is 230v), without supervision. Similarly I can test and tag electrical appliances, replace broken power plugs, replace broken cables to your appliance, etc.
In 2017 I was working a lot with an electrical inspector on various new installs and repairs, and then subsequently other electricians in NZ too. Effectively I could do the main cable running, and they could make the final connections and sign off the electrical installation work.
I don’t profess to be an electrician (yet), but I can look into the various electrical regulations when needed, and have been working with electrical systems for many years.
I also have a good understanding of electricity and typical fault finding, plus I work carefully and safely so as not to put anyone at risk.
Some of the electical services I could provide:
- Test & Tag electrical appliances for NZ regulations.
- Replace power plugs (230v, 16 Amp, 3 phase, etc.)
- Replace cables to your portable appliance.
- Make custom extension cables, such as for;
- Power supplies to mobile homes
- Shore power connectors for boats
- Temporary power cables for mobile food vans
- Add new 230v power sockets within your home
- Install electrical appliances (fridges, washing machines, ovens, ranges, …)
- Run a new power circuit from your fuse board to a garage, shed, etc.
- Replace and update fuses in your fuse board (from fuse wire, to modern breaker switches)
- Install CCTV cabling and home security systems
- Rewire your entire home or business