An elctrician recently upgraded my electrical circuit board to the new requirements as mine was 30 years old. He said that he had replaced it with a smaller board as he didnt have the same size and tested before he left to make sure it didnt trip. All worked ok but I am worried that if I add appliances later that that may overload the board. Any ideas on this issue?
Circuit board question
spring89 on 03/02/2018 - 09:50
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I presumed he meant voltage as that was why he was testing for a trip.
Drawing too much current causes the breakers to trip.
Don't worry, voltage has nothing to do with it unless this guy is unqualified. If you got a certificate from the guy then the physical size is just so it fits and the newer one will be better than 30 year old designs.
Thanks, yes he is qualified and sending me a cert. Was concerned as may want to upgrade my aircon and add retic and didnt want to find out later that I needed to replace again.
How much was it to upgrade and which state are you in?
Havent got bill yet, WA
he had replaced it with a smaller board
I'm assuming you mean it can handle less than the previous board? Ask your electrician for the specs and while you're at it, raise the questions you've raised here with him.
need before and after pics.
otherwise just talk to him
A friend has suggested that he may have meant replacing air con with 16amp instead of 20amp. If this is the case can anyone tell me if tbere could be an implication down the track? Ie long running of the air con in winter as it is reverse cycle.
As @Davo1111 says a picture of the board will help as all circuit breakers will be labelled with the circuit they are protecting and the breaker size.
The board is made out of some type of fire resistant material. Its physical size has little to do with how many appliances one can connect to the circuit.
Have a look at the amp on the main switch and each circuit.