Residential & Domestic
Electrical Work

Replacement of Switchboards:

This is a must-do in any old building. Ensuring the electrical safety of your home for you and/or your occupants is extremely important. We want to make sure they are all well-protected in the event of an electrical fault.

Well and Safe Function of the Main Switchboard:

Ensuring that the main switchboard functions under faulty conditions and trips the circuit within time and safely is a requirement of safe operation.

Loose or over tightened electrical connections may cause a heat build-up with a combination of old electrical wiring. This means that the electrical cabling will slowly degrade over time, causing overheating and then leading to carbonisation and potential fire.

Other issues such as Vermin, can chew through your electrical cables in the places that the eye can often miss. This could result in electrocution when coming into contact with these dangerous wires. Once they have eaten through most of this, they move away, which then could become a fire hazard if the circuit stays live.

OME recommends using ‘Arc Fault Detection Devices’ when upgrading main switchboards to give you the most protection when a fault situation arises.

Please note: Older main switchboards that have the symptoms of copper sulphide (green goo) could be an electrocution hazard. An electrician must visually check this out as underlying issues may be present behind the board/switchboards and should be attended to urgently. It will need general maintenance, repairing or cleaning to prevent any future problems from occurring.

Lighting in a room has a huge affect on the human function of the mind. It not only enhances our mood but can also impact positively on our creativity and cognitive performance. So it is vital to incorporate not only natural lighting in your room but electrical lighting as well. Having the right balance between the two is essential to sustained well-being.

There are many different types of electrical lighting for every kind of mood. Warm lighting is great for creating a cozy, relaxing atmosphere, one where you can socialise with other people and are apt to think more creatively. Cool lighting can be great for situations when we need to feel more alert, active and focus on the important task ahead. Dimmer lighting is used to set mood for things like self relaxation and casual socialisation as opposed to brighter, more intense lighting. .

Design needs to support the variety of different lighting options to match each need and set the tone for any mood or occasion.

Lighting with OME can get your mood boosted by helping you with a full lighting design and installation to suit your needs. We can also repair and replace any damages to lights in and around your home or commercial building.

What matters is; defined design, a clear scope that works with your vision, effective leadership and communication, team work and thorough planning is what’s required to get the job done well.

Everything is key in all stages of a project. Once we have commenced a project, it becomes a soul that needs to be nurtured, guided and fed until it becomes alive. There will be obstacles, twists, turns and hurdles along the way but with problem solving and smart decision making, will give us the best outcome possible.

With OME, we will overcome any obstacles with discipline, perseverance and skill so the soul of the project can become alive.

Power is supplied from the road side to the house and is underground in most installations. Some older installations are supplied from the air via power poles. New builds such as houses, blocks of flats and apartments, are generally built on existing sites and may require mains (power cable) upgrades to supply the capacity required.

Electrical calculations is a necessity to help ensure capacity will meet the maximum demand of the power required. If not done correctly, this could be a costly exercise to redo and/or restrict the amount of power that may be consumed. Using a certified design will ensure the design meets the requirements before the work is commenced and the cables are buried/placed in the ground.

Types of Mains cable installations for Domestic;

1. Suspended from the air power poles,
2. Buried Direct, Buried in sectional conduit
3. Pulled through conduit after using horizontal directional drilling

Before digging commences, its important to locate all underground services, existing power, water, waste water, and telecommunications. Completing a survey of this will save time and money ensuring that no disruption to other peoples services may occur.

OME installations of mains cables and other services will come with the required documentation to ensure you will not fall short on your power requirements. You will also have no disruptions to other electrical services in your home or commercial building.

Planning the to renovate your Kitchen or Bathroom?

Kitchens are a place where families make some of their fondest memories. Whether that be dining together, games at the table or making creations, the kitchen is the heart of the family home.

Bathrooms are a place to feel relaxed, have some privacy and where we spend most of our time on our personal grooming. So it is important that your bathroom is healthy, have the correct lighting and exhaust extraction. This will prevent damp bathrooms, mould build up on the ceiling and saturated windows. Heated towel rails on a timer is also a good way to help prevent this from happening as it will dry out any damp items including the bathroom itself.

It is cost effective to have timers and motion sensors to turn on and off electrical items. Minimising power consumption will save you money over a period of time. These savings add up and over time, the pay back for these installed items is roughly about three years.

When placing your property on the market, one of the key factors for increasing the value of your property is the kitchen and bathroom. As a company, we know how important it is to have these rooms up to the best possible standard and we can help you sort all of your electrical needs.

Planning is vital to ensure that the all electrical components such as lighting design, electrical cables, power points, light switches and fittings, heating and extraction fans are going to be placed in the correct position. Using human ergonomics by reaching out and moving helps to determine the correct positioning of these items to prevent an injury and keep harmony within your space.

Roughly drawn kitchen and bathroom floor plans can be sketched up on a napkin at your local coffee shop by yours truly, but a more detailed plan will be required to be produced and certified for commenced drawings and plans.

Enabling a good ergonomic design is where it really matters. You want to make sure you get the best design that fits you and your needs. Positioning of lighting and light switches can change the mood and feel of the room dramatically. Once your ideal plan is ready to go, we can work alongside your chosen designer and ensure that the job agreed to, is a job completed done well and to your satisfaction.

When it comes to designers and providers, we are more than happy help you out here as well. OME has, and deals with a wide variety of tradespeople and would be more than happy to recommend you a good match for your project.

What’s hidden behind the jib in your existing kitchen or bathroom will determine the cost involved in job completion. There could be extra costs involved due to unforeseen circumstances. This is not every case, but in some instances the current standards may need to be applied that you can’t see that will lay the foundation of your new kitchen or bathroom. Expectations and reality will need to be identified so we’re all on the same page and will ensure that you are well aware of this before we commence any extra required work.

When renovating a kitchen or bathroom, wet areas defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standards, (3000:2007 / 3000:2018) we may also need to make alterations to the main switchboard and/or power-points. This is to ensure that the electrical supply in wet ares is compliant with current electrical standards. Protecting the user from electrocution from use of permanently installed residual current devices in wet areas is significantly hazardous which is why these standards must be adhered to.

New Zealand Healthy Homes requirements have been identified by Tenancy Services New Zealand that kitchen and bathrooms must have extractor fans. Use of their calculators to ensure it is fit for purpose is essential to pass the legal standards in New Zealand.

Renovations can bring expected as well as unexpected challenges. We should always prepare for these challenges as the project cannot be completed without solving them.

These challenges could include:

Experience in project management
Budget
Timeline
Materials
Tradesmen
Human Error
Current laws / Bylaws
Regulations
Standards
Unaware of other underlying problems with the renovation

Whilst working alongside your chosen provider, we will advise and plan with them as to what electrical works need to be completed before installation. At the end of the installation, we will come back to install these appliances and fit off power points, lights and switches to complete the final touches on your project.

Presentation of your new domain requires style, simplicity and elegance. Supplying you with the correct type of electrical fittings and accessories is a must.

In all cases, OME are here to help.