Typical Switchboard Faults

Look familiar? Time to replace rusting, low quality brass bars and steel nut and bolt sets. Tarnished copper and nylon insert nuts are another source of failures.

Regular switchboard inspections can detect failing PVC coated bus bar chassis before they short out and cause a fire within your switchboard enclosure. Book an inspection today!

Poor workmanship can leave your switchboard in a dangerous state. Have our team check the level of workmanship your switchboards have been subjected to.

A simple Surge Protection Device, nothing wrong here....WRONG!!!

Incorrect installation of SPD's is a regular occurrence, usually repeated throughout the building. A typical secondary SPD installed at a Distribution Board without an MEN requires the phases to be connected to Neutral via the SPD and the Neutral to be connected to Earth using an integrated gas discharge tube. Check out Figure F2, Appendix F AS3000:2018. Selection of correct equipment for the application is everything....

Another PVC Coating failure. This time its on a section of distribution chassis with a much higher fault current capacity.

So What? Arc Flash, that's what!!! A welding strike type flash with enough kick to melt the safety glasses to your face. 

Old components fail over time. Their lifetime can be shortened by cramming them in like sardines. Make sure the components in your switchboard are sized, positioned, spaced, ventilated and not operating well beyond their expected lifetime.