DAMAGED WIRING ELECTRICIAN GOLD COAST

Damaged wiring rarely looks as bad as it is - rodent damage often shows as nothing more than a chewed bit of sheathing, while the real risk is the exposed conductor underneath it, and water-affected cable can look fine until you test the insulation resistance and find it's tracking to earth. We test every circuit involved rather than just the section that looks damaged, because heat, water and rodent damage travel along a cable further than the visible damage suggests.

Whether it’s worth replacing a short section or rewiring the whole run comes down to the cable’s age and condition as much as the extent of the damage - old wiring that’s already brittle isn’t worth patching, so we’ll tell you honestly if a partial repair is a false economy. Every repair is tested and signed off against AS/NZS 3000 before we leave, and if we find damaged insulation or other risks beyond the original fault, we’ll flag it rather than just fixing what we were called out for.

Servicing homes and businesses across the Gold Coast, Logan and Scenic Rim. Call Bonus Electrical for a free quote.