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Does your house need rewiring? A house rewire is a major job, but if the wiring in your house is old or inadequate, a house rewire would be an urgent safety matter.

The first thing to check is the colour of the cables - if you find black coloured cables entering the consumer unit, this is an immediate sign that the wiring needs checking. Modern electrical cables are either grey or white and are insulated by a coating of PVC - the old black cables were insulated with rubber, which perishes and decays with age.

Black, rubber coated wires could be up to 40 years old, and over the time the deterioration allows the conductors inside the cable to meet. This will manifest itself as a blown fuse, but if you replace the fuse it will simply blow again. The only solution is to replace the wiring.

Other things to look out for include:

* Metal conduit running to the sockets or lights

* Round pin plugs

* An inadequate consumer unit

Modern houses place a much higher demand on the electrical system than in years past, so if you have antiquated wiring it is an accident waiting to happen.

United Electrical Services P/L

Registered - With Energy Safe Victoria REC 13464

ABN - 40 082 220 540