Electrician in Desert Springs, Alice Springs

Because Desert Springs developed alongside the golf course from the mid-1980s onward, a lot of the housing stock here is newer than Alice Springs' original inner suburbs, and many homes already carry more recent switchboards as a result, though "newer" in Alice Springs terms can still mean a board that's due for its first safety-switch test in years. Being a more established, larger-format residential area next to Lewis Gilbert Park, we also see more homes with pools, bigger outdoor living areas and multiple aircon zones, all adding extra load and extra circuits to plan for.

Whatever era your Desert Springs switchboard is, the same NT rules apply. A safety switch is compulsory, and an ageing board doesn't announce itself until it fails. Security and smart-home features (cameras at the gate, lighting on a timer while you're away) are also some of the most common jobs we quote in this part of town.

Fairway-frontage homes around the golf course also tend to run more outdoor lighting and irrigation circuits than a standard block, and being one of the more recently developed parts of town doesn't mean everything's current, even a switchboard fitted in the 1990s is well overdue for its safety-switch check by now. Next to Lewis Gilbert Park and the Alice Springs Golf Club, Desert Springs is also one of the suburbs where we install the most smart-home and security gear. Gate cameras, app-controlled lighting, zoned aircon. On top of the standard switchboard and safety-switch work every property needs regardless of its age.