Licensed electricians for Dover Heights homes, built for clifftop wind, salt and views.
Dover Heights sits high on the cliffs between Bondi and Vaucluse, with ocean views and plenty of weather to match. The homes here range from 1950s and 1960s brick houses to striking modern rebuilds, and the exposed position shapes a lot of the electrical work we do.
PrimeTime Electrical & Communications is a licensed NSW electrical contractor (Lic. 486625C) and fully insured. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, and installation work comes with a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW).
Strong winds and salt spray off the ocean are hard on anything electrical that's outside. Outdoor power points, garden lights, sensor lights and meter boxes corrode faster here than almost anywhere else in Sydney, and water getting into a corroded fitting is a common cause of safety switches tripping after rain. We replace exposed fittings with marine-grade, weatherproof ones and seal entry points properly.
Many of the original post-war homes still have early switchboards, and some have had extensions added without upgrading the board. In those homes, we usually recommend a new switchboard with RCD protection on every circuit, plus a check of the main earth.
In the newer homes, the work is about design: lighting for large open-plan living areas and decks, EV chargers in the garage, data cabling and making room on the switchboard for solar and a battery.
Dover Heights is usually around 40 minutes from our Penshurst base outside peak hour. We book Eastern Suburbs jobs in planned runs, so same-day or next-day service is often possible. After a storm, or for any fault that looks dangerous, call 0416 049 923 at any time.
Replace old fuse boxes with a modern board and RCD protection on every circuit.
Home and business EV chargers, with a supply and switchboard check first.
Photoelectric and interconnected smoke alarms for homes and rentals.
Pre-purchase, rental and safety inspections with a written report.
Downlights, feature lighting, garden and security lighting.
New power points, rewiring, extensions and renovation fit-offs.
Neat, safe ceiling fan installation, with or without a light.
Authorised Good Guys installer for kitchen appliances.
Tripping circuits, power loss, sparking and urgent repairs.
Around 40 minutes outside peak hour. We run regular Eastern Suburbs days, so most non-urgent jobs can be booked the same day or next day.
If a line is down, hanging low or sparking, stay at least 8 metres away and call Ausgrid's emergency line on 13 13 88 first. Ausgrid is responsible for the network side, up to the connection point on your home. Once it's safe, call us on 0416 049 923 and we'll repair damage on your side, such as the point of attachment, mains cable, meter board and switchboard.
Corroded outdoor fittings and meter boxes from the wind and salt spray, safety switches that trip after rain, and older switchboards that haven't kept up with extensions.