Electrician in Lake Illawarra

The full details for Lake Illawarra

People sometimes get confused when we say we work in Lake Illawarra. Yes, the lake itself, but also the suburb of the same name, tucked along the southern shore near where the lake meets the ocean. It is a mix of older detached houses, villas and small blocks of units, many with the water or the foreshore reserves only a short walk away.

Flowstate Electrical Co is based in Warilla, right next door, so we are often in the area.

A suburb of older homes and units

Much of the housing in Lake Illawarra dates from the middle of last century, with villas and units added over the following decades. That brings a couple of common situations.

In older houses, we often find original wiring and switchboards that have never been fully updated. In units and villas, owners tend to want upgrades that fit within a smaller footprint: better lighting, more power points in the right places and a tidy switchboard that does the job.

Typical work here includes:

• Switchboard repairs and upgrades, including replacing old fuses with circuit breakers.
• Safety switches on all circuits, which we strongly recommend in any older home.
• LED lighting upgrades that brighten small rooms and cut running costs, since LEDs use far less power than the halogen and incandescent globes they replace.
• Smoke alarm checks and replacements for owner occupiers, landlords and tenants.

When something stops working

Faults never pick a convenient moment. A safety switch that will not reset, a power point that sparked when you plugged something in, or a strong burning smell from a light fitting all need attention. We are open 24 hours for emergency call outs, and Kalani will tell you over the phone whether it is safe to wait or whether to switch off at the main.

Customers have told us he tracked down a fault that other electricians had not been able to resolve. Good fault finding is methodical: test, isolate, confirm, and fix the actual cause rather than the symptom.

Living by the water

Damp lake air and the occasional sea breeze are not kind to outdoor fittings. If you have older garden lights, an outside power point or a sensor light that keeps failing, it may be time to replace them with weatherproof fittings that suit the setting. Good outdoor and security lighting also makes shared driveways and paths around villa blocks safer to walk at night.

Local, and easy to reach

You will speak with Kalani, the licensed electrician who does the work. He explains things in plain language, turns up on time and treats your home with care.

We also work in neighbouring Warilla and Windang, across the bridge.

Call or text 0424 400 346 for electrical work in Lake Illawarra. Feel free to send photos first.