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Albany, Western Australia

Electricians in AlbanyIn the oldest town in the west.

Albany was founded in 1826, before Perth, and the City of Albany has 471 heritage-listed places. So older homes, and older wiring, are a real part of the work here, alongside damp weather and the occasional big storm. Let us know the job and your postcode, and we'll match you with one licence-checked local electrician who handles that kind of work, where we have one.

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Aerial view of Albany's waterfront parkland and Princess Royal Harbour, with the town and a hill behind.
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What's different about electrical work in Albany?

Age. Patrick Taylor Cottage, from about 1832, is WA's oldest surviving home, and 95 places in the City of Albany are on the State Register of Heritage Places. An old house that was rewired decades ago may not have been touched since, and some still have fuses rather than safety switches.

Wet. Albany averages 121.2 days a year with at least 1 mm of rain and only 44.8 clear days, which is why it's sold as the Rainbow Coast. Outdoor power points, garden lights and anything on a deck or shed need to be rated for the weather.

Storms. Ex-cyclone Alby brought 150 km/h winds in 1978, and most homes in Albany had partial or complete roof failure. On 20 November 2008, 113.8 mm fell in 24 hours, the most since records began in 1877. When water gets into a ceiling, lights and fans are what it reaches.

Albany at a glance

Network: Western Power

Albany is the southern end of the main South West grid. Outages and fallen lines: 13 13 51, any hour.

Advanced meters

Albany is in Western Power's rollout of advanced meters, which its own technicians fit with the power off for about 30 minutes. The meters can flag service connection faults remotely.

Bushfire country around town

The City of Albany's bushfire information shows most land around the urban area is designated bushfire prone. On Extreme or Catastrophic days, Western Power won't switch power back on after an unplanned outage.

Heritage

471 heritage-listed places in the City of Albany, 95 of them on the State Register.

The jobs that come up most here

Old boards and old wiring. A board with ceramic fuses and no safety switches is due for a look, and in WA safety switches must protect every power point and lighting circuit before a sale settles. Old wiring and switchboard upgrades explain both jobs.

Heritage homes. If your place is heritage-listed, ask the City of Albany whether the listing affects anything visible, like a relocated meter box or new outdoor lights, before the electrician quotes.

Outdoor power that copes with the damp. Weatherproof outdoor power points and lights rated for the conditions, for decks, sheds and gardens.

After storms. Anything that's been wet stays off until a licensed electrician has tested it.

Where we'd start in Albany

In an older Albany home, we'd have the switchboard and wiring checked before any renovation, so you know what you're building on. We'd ask for safety switches on every circuit and outdoor points rated for the weather. And we'd keep Western Power's number handy for winter storms and fire-day outages.

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Questions

Straight answers.

My Albany house is over 100 years old. Does it need rewiring?

Not automatically. Age is a reason to have it checked, not a verdict. A licensed electrician can test the wiring and tell you what's sound, what's due and what can wait.

Who do I call for an outage in Albany?

Western Power, on 13 13 51. On high fire danger days it may patrol the line before restoring power, so outages can run into the evening.

How do I find a licensed electrician in Albany?

Check any electrician on the WA Online Licence Search: EC numbers for contractors, EW for the electricians doing the work. Or tell us the job, and we'll match you with one licence-checked local electrician where we have one.

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Related help

Helpful next

Electricians in Western AustraliaEC and EW numbers, the Online Licence Search, the Electrical Safety Certificate and the rules for selling or renting.Old wiring: rubber, cloth and VIRRubber, cloth or VIR wiring in an older house: the signs, the risk, and when to rewire.Switchboard upgradesOld fuses, no safety switches or no room for a charger: when to upgrade and what changes.Storm, flood and surge damageAfter a storm, flood or lightning strike: what not to touch, who to call, and how the power gets back on safely.Outdoor and weatherproof power pointsWeatherproof outlets for the deck, carport, pool or EV cable: what to look for and where to put them.How to check an electrician's licenceEvery state's licence register, which number to ask for, and the red flags before work starts.

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