Electricians across the Inner West

Electrical work across the Inner West

Sydney Electrical Service is a licensed, fully insured electrical company working across the Inner West, from the terraces of Newtown and Petersham to the warehouse conversions of Marrickville and the waterfront streets of Balmain. We cover Leichhardt, Annandale and the surrounding suburbs around the clock, 24/7 including weekends and public holidays, and we charge no hidden after-hours or weekend surcharges. Much of the Inner West's housing stock is Federation and Victorian-era, which means ageing wiring and undersized switchboards are the work we see most. Every job is quoted at a fixed price before we start, and a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW) is lodged with NSW Fair Trading on completion. Call us on 0433 462 902 for a free quote by phone or on-site.

Switchboard upgrades and safety switches for older terraces

If your home in Annandale or Leichhardt still has a ceramic-fuse board, you are running a modern household on wiring that was never designed for it. Old boards rarely have the room or the protection a Federation terrace now needs once dishwashers, reverse-cycle air conditioning, induction cooktops and home offices are added. We upgrade switchboards to fit RCD safety switches and circuit breakers, so a fault on one circuit trips that circuit cleanly instead of plunging the whole house into darkness or, worse, leaving a live hazard unprotected. Safety switches (RCDs) are the single most important upgrade in older Inner West homes, and on many terraces they can be added without a full board replacement. As an Ausgrid Level 2 Accredited Service Provider and the holder of Electrical Contractor Licence 236351C, we can also handle the network side where an upgrade calls for it, including consumer mains and the point of attachment.

Rewires, downlights and warehouse conversions

Marrickville and Newtown have a high concentration of warehouse conversions and renovated terraces, and both bring their own wiring quirks. Decades-old rubber or cotton-insulated cabling becomes brittle and unsafe, and partial DIY additions over the years often leave a patchwork that no longer meets standard. We carry out full and partial rewires, replace failing wiring discovered behind plaster during renovations, and install LED downlights with proper clearances so insulation and old timber framing in a converted warehouse or a Petersham semi are not put at risk. We also install hardwired interconnected smoke alarms to AS 3786, so that when one alarm sounds in a two-storey terrace or a multi-level conversion, every alarm in the home sounds with it. For shared buildings we handle strata and common-property electrical, including stairwell and basement lighting, common-area power and switchboards serving multiple units.

EV chargers and data cabling for the modern Inner West home

More Inner West households are moving to electric vehicles, and the older the home, the more carefully the charger has to be planned. We install EV charging stations from 7 to 22 kW, including Tesla and Type 2 units, and we check that your switchboard and consumer mains can actually carry the load before we commit to a fixed price, which on tightly packed Balmain and Annandale streets often matters as much as the charger itself. Where the supply needs strengthening, our Level 2 accreditation lets us upgrade the mains and metering as part of the same job. We also run data and structured cabling in Cat6 and Cat6a for home offices, studios and the small businesses along King Street and Marrickville Road that depend on a reliable wired network.

Emergency call-outs day and night

Electrical faults do not keep business hours, and in older Inner West homes a tripping safety switch, a burning smell from a board or a sudden loss of power is something to act on quickly. Our typical emergency response across the Sydney metro area is 30 to 90 minutes, any day of the week. We make the situation safe first, explain what we have found, and give you a fixed price before any repair work begins.

• Switchboard upgrades replacing ceramic fuses in Newtown and Petersham terraces
• Adding RCD safety switches to older Annandale and Leichhardt homes
• Full and partial rewires uncovered during Marrickville renovations
• Hardwired interconnected smoke alarms to AS 3786 in two-storey terraces
• LED downlight installation in warehouse conversions and semis
• EV charger installation with mains and metering checks in Balmain
• Cat6 and Cat6a data cabling for home offices and local businesses
• Strata and common-property electrical for shared Inner West buildings
• 24/7 emergency call-outs for faults, outages and dead switchboards

Sydney Electrical Service is a member of Master Electricians Australia, carries 20 million dollars in public liability insurance, and holds a 4.8 out of 5 rating from more than 100 verified Google reviews. Every installation is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. For honest advice and a free quote anywhere in the Inner West, call 0433 462 902.