Split Systems
Its own circuit, its own breaker, and an isolator within sight of the outdoor unit. The quote turns on your switchboard and your pipe run, not the brand you picked.
For homeowners
Residential Electrician in Geelong
Start from what is actually happening in your house rather than from a list of services. Each page below covers what the job involves, what goes wrong, and what to ask before you hire anyone.
NextPoint Electrics. Registered electrical contractor REC 346464. Lifetime workmanship warranty.
Start with what is actually happening
Most people arrive here knowing the symptom rather than the job. Find the line that matches what your house is doing and it will send you to the page that answers it. If nothing fits, ring 1300 322 320 and describe it in your own words.
- The house is too hot and the fans are not keeping up. You want split system installation. If it is one room and only in the afternoon, read ceiling fans first, because a fan costs a fraction of a split system and often fixes that room.
- A circuit keeps tripping and you keep resetting it. That is fault finding, on all other services. Note whether it trips in wet weather, when one appliance goes on, or at no obvious time. That detail alone changes where we look first.
- You have bought an appliance and it needs putting in. Cooktop, oven, hot water system, anything hardwired. Also all other services. Have the model number ready: the load is on the data plate and it decides whether the existing circuit will carry it.
- A new electric vehicle is arriving. That is EV charger installation. Ring before the car lands, because the answer depends on your switchboard and your supply, and that is worth knowing early.
- Rooms are dark, or there is nowhere to plug anything in. Downlights, sensor lights and extra power points are on lighting and power points. Double adaptors stacked behind a lounge usually mean a room is two points short.
- Something has stopped working entirely. No power to one room, half the house out, or the whole board dead. Ring 1300 322 320 and say which. If the street is out too it is a network fault, not a wiring fault, and checking saves you a bill.
Homeowner services
What we do in Geelong homes
Fifteen pages, each written about the job rather than about us. Every price is fixed before the work starts, with GST stated.
Ceiling Fans
New fans, replacements and wall control conversions, fixed into structure rather than plasterboard, which is where most wobbling fans went wrong.
EV Chargers
A dedicated circuit sized to what your board and your street supply can carry, sorted before the car turns up rather than after.
Exhaust Fans
Ducted outside rather than into the roof space, which is the single most common thing we find wrong with fans in this climate.
Electrical Repairs
Dead points, tripping safety switches, flickering lights and water in outdoor fittings. What you pay for is the diagnosis, not the part.
Power Points
Extra outlets where you actually use them rather than where the 1970s builder put one. Inside, outside and in the shed.
LED Lighting
Halogen downlights out, LEDs in, with fittings rated so the ceiling insulation can finally go back over them.
Outdoor Lighting
Security, sensor, patio and garden lighting, specified for salt rather than for a catalogue photo taken inland.
Ovens and Cooktops
Appliance connection, isolation switches and the circuit check that decides whether it goes in on delivery day.
Switchboard Upgrades
Every circuit identified, tested and labelled with what it actually feeds, and certification at the end to keep with the house papers.
Safety Switches
Retrofitted to your existing board where there is room, with a written list of exactly which circuits are covered.
Surge Protection
A device at the board for what arrives from outside, and a local layer for the gear you would most hate to lose.
Rewiring
Most houses people think need rewiring need a switchboard. Finding out which one you are is worth more than any quote.
All Other Services
Hot water repairs, heat lamps, ducted air conditioning, underground mains, meter boxes and the jobs that do not have a tidy name.
Two houses, two completely different conversations
Homeowner work here splits almost cleanly in two, and not by money. It is about which house you bought.
The first happens in an older low-set house near the water, usually with someone who moved up from Melbourne or Sydney in the last few years and paid for the location rather than the wiring. They have inherited a switchboard from a decade when ceramic rewirable fuses were normal and residual current devices were not required, plus whatever the previous owners added on a weekend. The list is always the same shape: get the air conditioning in, get the fans up, get the smoke alarms right, and while you are here, is any of this safe. That work is best done as a sequence. The board comes first, because everything else hangs off it, and once the circuits sit behind safety switches the rest becomes ordinary work at ordinary prices. It rarely means a full rewire.
The second happens in a newer estate at Drysdale, Leopold, Leopold or out at Wallington, in a house where nothing is wrong. The board has breakers, safety switches and spare ways in it. That owner wants more of something: a second split system now the third bedroom is an office, a charger before the new car arrives, downlights through a hallway the builder lit with one batten holder, or power to a shed. These jobs are quick and priced tightly, and the answer is often that you need less than you thought. If your board has capacity we say so instead of quoting an upgrade you do not need.
Either way you are told which of the two you are before the quote, not after the work starts. If you are outside the Geelong suburbs, check the service areas page.
How a homeowner job runs from here
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You describe it, we ask the boring questions
Age of the house, what the switchboard looks like, whether anything has been done before. Two minutes on the phone often removes the need for a visit.
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We look at what matters, with your permission first
If the board is part of the story you will hear "is it okay if I quickly show you something at the switchboard?" before anything is opened. Then you are shown what was found, in plain words, and you can say no.
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One number, in writing, with GST stated
Fixed before the work starts, with no call out fee added on top. No deadline on the quote and nobody rings to chase it.
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The work, the clean up, and a straight question
Everything is tested, the site is left tidy, and before we leave you are asked out loud whether you are happy and whether it is to your standard.
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What homeowners say afterwards
Published on our Google Business Profile and reproduced word for word. Google does not publish which suburb a reviewer lives in, so we do not claim these are from any particular one.
Fantastic service from start to finish! Luke was on time, professional, and explained everything clearly. The work was done efficiently and to a high standard, with great attention to detail. Friendly, reliable, and reasonably priced. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone needing electrical work.
Luke was great with communication and always keeps us informed about timing & punctual. He has a lot of experience and I would highly recommend him. So happy with his work & everything. Love all the work that was done inside & outside our house. Keep up the great work.
Really impressed with Nextpoint Electrics! Friendly, professional, and got the job done promptly. Highly recommend for anyone needing an electrician you can trust.
Homeowner questions
What it is like to deal with us
Do you charge to come out and quote?
Nothing. There is no call out fee, so having someone come and look at it does not cost you anything. Plenty of jobs never need a visit to be priced at all. Describe the room, the age of the house and what you want, then send a photo of the switchboard and of where the work is going. That is often enough for a firm number, and if the job does need eyes on it you will be told on the phone.
How far out are you booking?
It moves week to week, and there is one of us, so you get a real day when you ring rather than a promise made to win the job. Small work such as a fan swap or a smoke alarm change is usually soonest, while a switchboard upgrade or a split system needs a booked day. If part of the house has no power, say so at the start of the call, because that changes where it sits.
What happens if the price changes once you start?
Work stops and you are shown what was found. Then you get a new fixed number and you accept it or decline it. You will never open an invoice and find a figure on it you have not already agreed to. This comes up most in older homes, where a wall or a ceiling hides something nobody could see from outside, so know the rule in advance: no surprise on the bill, and the decision stays yours.
What does the lifetime workmanship warranty cover?
It covers our work for as long as you own the place: the terminations, the mounting, the cable runs and the way it was installed. If a fan we hung works loose, or a point we wired fails because of how we wired it, we come back and fix it at no cost. It does not cover the product itself, which has the manufacturer's own warranty, and it does not cover storm damage, pests chewing cable in a roof space, or someone else working on the circuit later.
Can I text instead of ringing?
Yes, and plenty of people prefer it. Tap Text us on the bar at the bottom of your screen and a message opens with the first line already written, so all you add is your suburb and what is going on. Photos help more than words. If you would rather write it out properly, the contact form reaches us and gets a reply with a time and a price, not a sales call.
Tell us what your house is doing
Ring and you get a licensed electrician, not a call centre. Say your suburb, the age of the house and what is happening, and you get a real day and a fixed price.