Electricians in Gordon
Gordon is one of the Lanyon Valley suburbs at the far southern end of Canberra, on the west side of Tharwa Drive, with the Murrumbidgee River Corridor beyond its outer streets and Point Hut Pond and its district park inside the suburb. It is a big suburb by Tuggeranong standards, home to young families, retirees and plenty of people in between.
When Gordon households get in touch, the conversation is usually about adding something new rather than fixing something old: panels on the roof, a battery in the garage, a charger for the car. Our job is making sure the rest of the house can carry it.
Gordon homes and what they need
Gordon was gazetted in 1987 and building got going around 1990, so most homes date from the 1990s. Two kinds of housing dominate. Around seven in ten homes are freestanding family houses, many with four bedrooms. Nearly three in ten are townhouses, a much higher share than most of Tuggeranong, according to the 2021 Census.
The electrics in these homes are generally sound. Circuit breakers and at least one safety switch were standard by then, and we rarely see the problems common in the 1970s suburbs further north. What Gordon homes tend to run short of is capacity. A board laid out in 1990 had no reason to expect a 6 or 10 kilowatt solar system, a home battery, a 7 kilowatt car charger and ducted heating all at once.
Townhouses add another step. Roofs, external walls and shared parking are usually common property, so solar or an EV charger needs the owners corporation on board before we start.
Then there is the location. Gordon backs onto the river corridor and open country to the south and west. In January 2020, as the Orroral Valley fire grew, the ACT Emergency Services Agency put Gordon, Banks and Conder residents on alert. Living this close to open country is one reason some owners here ask about batteries that keep essentials running during an outage.
The jobs we are asked for most in Gordon
- Solar and batteries. The job Gordon households ask us to quote most often. New systems, batteries added to older panels and backup circuits are all covered on our solar and batteries page.
- Switchboard upgrades. Usually the step that makes solar, batteries or EV charging possible. See switchboard upgrades.
- EV chargers. A dedicated EV charger in the garage or carport, set up to work with your solar where possible.
- Lighting, fans and heating. LED upgrades, ceiling and exhaust fans, and circuits for heating and cooling.
Getting a quote
Send the job through our free quote form or call 0434 913 935. We reply within 24 hours, visit to check the board and the roof, and give you a fixed price covering everything, including any switchboard work the new equipment needs.
We are licensed (476229C), insured and rated 5.0 on Google. Gordon is handy for us too, since the business is based in nearby Calwell. Our Tuggeranong page covers the rest of the district.
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