{"id":84063,"date":"2024-06-24T11:11:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=84063"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:01:03","slug":"get-a-bigger-switchboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/get-a-bigger-switchboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Want An All-Electric Solar Home? Get A Bigger Switchboard."},"content":{"rendered":"
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An excellent 50-pole switchboard upgrade. An absolute credit to Deionno Electrical & Solar<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite modern electrical standards calling for spare space in switchboards, even brand-new places can struggle with switchboard space when adding solar, battery or EV charging equipment.<\/p>\n

We’ve written previously about switchboard upgrades<\/a>, but it’s worth reiterating here that modern living requires much more room, especially if you’ve got a 3-phase supply.<\/p>\n

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This is a changeover switch, used to swap your house from mains supply to a generator. Electrically speaking it’s technically a 4 pole switch, but it requires space for 8 poles in your switchboard.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Understanding Jargon; DIN Rails And Poles<\/h2>\n

If your house has ceramic fuses and switches mounted on a board, then it needs an upgrade.<\/p>\n

Modern circuit breakers, switches, relays & meters all fit onto a standard mounting called a DIN rail which is built into a surface mount enclosure or the switchboard itself.<\/p>\n

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DIN rail is used to mount most switchboard components<\/p><\/div>\n

Each 17mm wide unit is referred to as a “pole” so for example a 2-pole device which requires a live and neutral connection is 34mm wide:<\/p>\n

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A 2-pole device<\/p><\/div>\n

A 12 pole switchboard can fit:<\/p>\n