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The Newcastle coastline from Bar Beach to Merewether, part of the area Tallowood Electrical covers

Electrician in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Your power back on, and a price agreed before anyone opens the board. Tallowood Electrical is a licensed Newcastle electrician based in Charlestown, and when you ring, an electrician answers.

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Licensed and insured, Level 2 accredited for network work (demo). Free, fixed quotes before any job starts.

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Free, no obligation. We come back with a price, usually the same day.

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    What we do

    Electrical services across Newcastle & Lake Macquarie

    • EV Charger Installation

      Wall chargers fitted, with your switchboard checked first.

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    • Switchboard Upgrades

      Old fuses out, safety switches on every circuit.

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    • Ceiling Fan Installation

      New fans, or swapped onto existing wiring.

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    • Emergency repairs

      Power out or a breaker that won't reset.

    • Smoke alarms

      Hardwired, interconnected and built to AS 3786.

    • LED downlights

      Old halogens out, cooler and cheaper to run.

    • Power points & USB

      Extra outlets, so the extension leads can go.

    • Safety inspections

      Pre-purchase and rental electrical checks.

    Urgent?

    Emergency electrician, Newcastle

    No power, a burning smell, sparks at a power point or a breaker that won't reset. Ring, don't email. After hours too: we answer 24 hours a day for safety callouts across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.

    (02) 5550 4127

    Why Tallowood

    A local Newcastle electrician who turns up

    • We turn up when we say

      You get a two-hour window, and a text when we're 15 minutes away.

    • Free, fixed quotes

      Quotes are free with no obligation. If the job changes, you approve the new price before we do the extra work.

    • Level 2 for the network side

      Meter moves and new connections done by us, so you're not waiting weeks for a second contractor.

    • We leave it tidy

      Drop sheets down before we start. The board labelled before we leave, so the next person can find the lights.

    How it works

    From a photo to a finished job

    1. Send the job

      Ring, or send a photo of the job and your switchboard through the contact form.

    2. Get a free, fixed price

      Small jobs priced from the photo, bigger ones after a free look. Usually the same day, with no obligation.

    3. We do the work

      On a day that suits you. When it's done, the CCEW (the NSW compliance certificate) lands in your inbox.

    Where we work

    Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, suburb by suburb

    We're based in Charlestown, halfway between Newcastle and the Lake, so every job we take is within 30 minutes of the van.

    Your suburb not listed? Call anyway. If you're between Hamilton and Toronto, we'll get to you.

    Newcastle

    • Newcastle CBDNSW 2300
    • Cooks HillNSW 2300
    • MerewetherNSW 2291
    • Bar BeachNSW 2300
    • HamiltonNSW 2303
    • KotaraNSW 2289

    Lake Macquarie

    • BelmontNSW 2280
    • Warners BayNSW 2282
    • CharlestownNSW 2290
    • CardiffNSW 2285
    • SwanseaNSW 2281
    • TorontoNSW 2283

    Reviews

    What Newcastle homeowners say

    • Our board was still on ceramic fuses when we bought the place. New board with safety switches on every circuit, done in a day, and every breaker labelled before he left.

      Megan MerewetherSwitchboard upgrade

    • Half the house went dead at 7pm on a Sunday. Someone actually answered, was here by eight, found a burnt-out connection behind the oven and fixed it there and then.

      Dave CardiffEmergency callout

    • Quoted the charger off a few photos, turned up the day they said, and the price on the invoice was the price on the quote. The cable run along the carport is dead straight.

      Priya Warners BayEV charger

    • Four fans in a fibro cottage with barely any roof space. No mess, no extra holes, and they swept up after themselves.

      Tom BelmontCeiling fans

    • The pre-purchase inspection found a DIY circuit in the back extension. The vendor fixed it before settlement instead of us after.

      Sarah & Ben HamiltonSafety inspection

    • Twenty-two old halogens out, LEDs in. The kitchen's brighter and the next power bill was noticeably lower.

      Lyn CharlestownLED downlights

    • Interconnected alarms in the rental between tenants. The compliance certificate was in my inbox that afternoon.

      Mark Cooks HillSmoke alarms

    • Got a text when they were fifteen minutes away. Small thing, but nobody else we've used has bothered.

      Jo KotaraPower points

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    FAQ

    Questions people ask a Newcastle electrician

    Do you do emergency callouts?

    Yes, 24 hours a day for safety issues like no power, burning smells or exposed wiring. During business hours we can usually be at a Newcastle or Lake Macquarie job within the hour.

    Are you a licensed electrician?

    Yes. Tallowood holds NSW electrical contractor licence 000000C (demo), and every job is done by a licensed electrician. Work that needs one gets a CCEW, the NSW Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work.

    Do you charge a call-out fee?

    Only for emergencies and fault-finding, where nobody knows what's wrong until we look, and we tell you the fee when you book. Quotes are free with no obligation, and the price you agree to is the price you pay.

    What is a Level 2 electrician?

    A Level 2 electrician is accredited to work on the network side of your meter, which a standard licence doesn't cover. You need one for a new connection, moving the meter box, or upgrading the supply to three-phase. Tallowood is Level 2 accredited (demo), so the same crew does both sides of the meter.

    How fast can you get here?

    Every job we take is within 30 minutes of our Charlestown base. For an emergency in business hours we're usually there within the hour. For anything else we come back with a free quote, usually the same day.

    What areas do you cover?

    We're based in Charlestown and cover Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, from the CBD, Hamilton and Merewether down to Belmont, Warners Bay, Swansea and Toronto.

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