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Does Your Switchboard Need Upgrading | Mern Industries

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Does Your Switchboard Need Upgrading | Mern Industries


It is the responsibility of all electricians that an accredited solar installers to advise owners if their switchboard and/or meter box is not compliant to current standards.


Switchboards and meter boxes are the protection safety side of your electrical installation for you, your appliances and cabling. This is achieved through the inclusion of safety switches to protect you from electric shock. Safety switches work by shutting off the electricity supply within 300 milliseconds of detecting a current leakage.


Unfortunately, it is still possible to install a solar system without considering the adequacy of the switchboard to support it.


After a solar system is installed, Energex is contacted to install solar meters into the switchboard. It is here problems regularly occur. If the switchboard does not comply with regulations or there is no more space for a meter, Energex will refuse/be unable to connect your system to the grid.


This emphasises the importance of communicating directly with your solar designer and installer to avoid the diffusion of responsibility ensuring you aren’t, ‘left in the dark’.

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