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Switchboard upgrades
Ceramic fuses and a full board hold back everything else. New main switch, proper protection, safety switches on every circuit.
Licensed & insured · REC 33073 · Melbourne inner north
Honest electrical work, done properly
Fixed price before we start. Always. Rewires, switchboards and EV chargers, from a sparky who turns up when he says he will.
Licensed & insured · REC 33073 · Melbourne inner north
Honest electrical work, done properly
Fixed price before we start. Always. Rewires, switchboards and EV chargers, from a sparky who turns up when he says he will.
Licensed & insured · REC 33073 · Melbourne inner north
Honest electrical work, done properly
Fixed price before we start. Always. Rewires, switchboards and EV chargers, from a sparky who turns up when he says he will.
5.0
75 Google reviews
- 5.0 from 75 Google reviews
- No call-out fee
- Fixed price up front
- Tidy work, rubbish gone
- 10% pensioner discount
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Licensed, insured and on the record
- Victorian REC 33073 Registered electrical contractor
- Cover Licensed & insured Every job, every suburb
- Paperwork Certificate of Electrical Safety Issued where required
- Standard AS/NZS 3000 Work done to the wiring rules
- Google rating 5.0 From 75 reviews
- ABN 48 690 320 435 Gear we fit includes Hager switchboards
What we do
The jobs we get called for most
From a single power point to a full rewire. No job is too small, and you will always know the price before we start.
01
House rewiring
Cloth and rubber wiring is common in the period homes here. A staged rewire brings the house up to standard without tearing it apart.
03
Emergency work
Power out, a circuit that will not reset, burning smell or sparking. We will tell you if it can wait until morning.
0403 939 100
04
EV chargers
A proper wall charger on its own circuit, sized to what your board can actually carry. Sort it before the car arrives.
05
Getting off gas
Induction, electric oven, hot water and heating. The whole electrical side of going all electric, board capacity included.
06
Safety checks
Safety switches on power and lighting, hardwired interconnected smoke alarms, and checks before you buy a place.
Everything else we do, from ceiling fans to saunas
No job is too small. These are the ones people often think are not worth ringing about, and they are.
- LED lightingDownlights, feature and pendant lighting, outdoor and sensor lights. An upgrade from hot, power-hungry halogens.
- Power point installationSingle, double, USB, outdoor and weatherproof points, plus dedicated circuits for bigger appliances.
- RenovationsKitchen, bathroom and extension circuits, planned in with the builder so nothing gets done twice.
- Sauna installationsThe dedicated circuit and protection a home sauna needs, wired to the unit manufacturer requirements.
- Exhaust fansBathroom and kitchen exhausts, including runs to outside rather than into the roof space.
- Ceiling fansSupply and install, or fit the one you have bought. Worth doing before summer.
- Smoke alarmsHardwired, interconnected alarms that meet Victorian requirements.
- Get a fixed quote
Licensed electrician
Meet Jack
Licensed inner north sparky. Call Jack, get Jack.
Pender Electrical is one person. When you ring, you get me. When I quote the job, I am the one who comes back and does it, and I am the one standing in your house at the end of it.
That is the whole reason the price holds and the work is tidy. Nothing gets handed to a subbie who has never spoken to you and has no reason to care how it looks when it is finished.
I am based in Reservoir and work across Darebin and the rest of Melbourne's inner north, mostly on period homes that were never wired for how we live now.
- Licensed & insured
- REC 33073
- Fixed price up front
Jobs from around Darebin
Real boards, real installs, all my own work. No stock photos.
Switchboard upgradeCeramic fuses out, a proper main switch and a safety switch on every circuit. Emergency calloutThis is what a connection looks like when it has been cooking quietly for years. EV chargerWall charger on its own circuit with an isolator, sized to what the board can carry. 
Sauna installHeater circuit run and connected. Not every sparky will take these on. 
Kitchen lightingPendant and linear lighting over a renovated kitchen and dining room. 
Electric ovenA new built-in electric oven, wired in and running. 
Period hallwayA drum pendant in a period home hallway. 
Ceiling fanInstalled in a family living room.
QuoteFixed price, agreed up front
- $0
To turn up and look
No call-out fee. We come, we look, we tell you what it needs and what it costs.
- 1
Price, agreed up front
A fixed quote before any work starts. Not an hourly rate, not an estimate that moves once we are on site.
- 10%
Off for pensioners
Pensioners and seniors, every job. Mention it when you book and we take it off the quote.
- No
Is an answer we give
If you do not need the work we will say so. Plenty of what gets quoted as a rewire is really a board and two circuits.
5.0
from 75 Google reviews
What people say
Real homes, around here
5.0 from 75 reviews on Google, from people around Reservoir, Preston, Thornbury and the rest of the inner north.
“My stepmum is a pensioner living alone with dementia and her power kept tripping. Jack came the very next day. I felt completely comfortable trusting them in her home unsupervised.”
“He took the time to explain what needed to be done and why. Everything left neat and tidy, and he took all the rubbish with him. Fair, reasonable pricing and great value.”
“He swung by the house within 3 hours of calling, clearly proposed solutions and pricing and returned within a week to complete the bigger parts of the job. Doesn’t push unnecessary extra work on you either.”
What Google pulls from the reviews
- Friendliness 22
- Fair pricing 11
- Ceiling fan installation 5
- Easy to talk to 4
- Induction cooktop installation 3
- Lighting upgrade 3
- Finished on time 2
- Electric oven installation 2
Where we work
Across Melbourne's inner north
Based in Reservoir, right through the City of Darebin and across the rest of Melbourne's inner north. If you are nearby and not listed, ring anyway.
- Reservoir 3073
Home base. Family streets across Ruthven and Keon Park, anything from one power point to a full rewire.
- Preston 3072
Post-war brick veneers off High St. Switchboard and safety switch upgrades for modern household loads.
- Coburg 3058
California bungalows and newer townhouses off Sydney Rd. Board upgrades, downlights and safety switches.
- Thornbury 3071
Half-renovated weatherboards near Station St. Kitchen and bathroom circuits, extra points and ceiling fans.
- Bundoora 3083
Newer brick homes and townhouses. EV chargers, board capacity and going all electric.
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Not on the list?
We regularly work across Northcote, Fairfield, Brunswick, Fitzroy North, Ivanhoe and Heidelberg as well. The list above is where most of our work is, not a boundary. Ring with your address and we will tell you on the spot whether we can get to you.
- Northcote
- Fairfield
- Brunswick
- Fitzroy North
- Ivanhoe
- Heidelberg
- Coburg North
No. You do not pay anything just to have us turn up and look. If we quote the job and you decide not to go ahead, that is fine and it costs you nothing.
Fixed price, agreed before any work starts. Not an hourly rate that climbs while you watch, and not an estimate that moves once we are on site. You know the number before we pick up a tool.
Yes, 10% off for pensioners and seniors. Mention it when you ring and it comes off the quote.
Often not. Plenty of what gets quoted elsewhere as a full rewire is really a switchboard and a couple of circuits. We will tell you straight if you do not need the bigger job, because we would rather keep you as a customer than win one invoice.
Yes. Pender Electrical holds Victorian REC licence 33073. Work is done to AS/NZS 3000, and a Certificate of Electrical Safety is issued for prescribed electrical work as required in Victoria.
Yes. Power out, circuits tripping, a burning smell, or a switchboard that is warm to touch. Ring rather than send the form, and we will tell you honestly whether it can wait until morning or whether someone needs to come now.
Sometimes, sometimes not. A charger needs a spare way on the board and enough capacity behind it, and plenty of boards around Preston and Reservoir are already full. We check the board first and tell you whether it is a straight install or a switchboard upgrade as well.
Usually a switchboard with enough capacity, then the circuits for an induction cooktop, hot water and heating. It does not all have to happen at once. Most people do it in stages as appliances fail, and we can plan it so each stage is useful on its own.
Most of my work is in the City of Darebin, so Reservoir, Preston, Thornbury, Northcote, Fairfield and Bundoora. I also cover Coburg, Coburg North, Fitzroy North, Brunswick, Ivanhoe and Heidelberg. If you are nearby and not on that list, ring anyway and I will tell you on the spot.
Tell us what is going on
We will give you a straight answer and a fixed price. If it is urgent, ring instead and we will pick up.
0403 939 100- Emailhello@penderelectrical.com.au
- Based in102 Spring St, Reservoir VIC 3073
- LicenceREC 33073
- ABN48 690 320 435
Before you ring about an emergency
If you can smell burning or see sparking, turn the power off at the main switch first. If someone has had a shock, ring 000.