SWV Electrical

Residential electrical

Houses, estates, apartments and sectional title units — from a single repair to the full installation of a new build or renovation. Older Cape Town homes with mixed wiring from decades of additions are a large part of what we do.

  • New installations
  • Rewiring
  • Plug points & switches
  • Stove & geyser connections
  • Renovation first & second fix

Commercial & industrial

Offices, retail premises, body corporates, warehouses and factories, including three-phase work. We work around your trading hours to keep disruption down, and can hold a maintenance schedule so problems are found before they shut something down.

  • Three-phase installations
  • Shop & office fit-outs
  • Machine connections
  • Emergency & exit lighting
  • Sub-metering

Certificates of Compliance

A valid CoC is required when a property changes hands, and it must reflect the installation as it stands today. We inspect and test, report anything that fails, quote the remedial work, and issue the certificate once it passes.

  • Property transfer CoC
  • Rental & landlord certificates
  • Insurance inspections
  • Fault & condition reports
  • Remedial work to pass

Fault finding & repairs

Breakers that keep tripping, earth leakage that won't reset, dead circuits, flickering lights and burnt connections. We isolate circuit by circuit rather than guessing, tell you what we found, and repair it so it stays fixed.

  • Tripping earth leakage
  • Dead circuits
  • Burnt or loose connections
  • Cable tracing
  • Storm & surge damage

Distribution boards

DB board upgrades, replacements and re-labelling, with correctly rated breakers and earth leakage protection. Many older boards are undersized, unlabelled or missing earth leakage entirely — an upgrade is usually the biggest safety gain available.

  • DB board upgrades
  • Earth leakage installation
  • Surge protection
  • Circuit labelling
  • Sub-boards

Lighting installation

Interior, exterior, security and garden lighting, plus LED retrofits that cut running costs noticeably in larger premises. We can work to your architect's or designer's lighting plan, or help you lay one out room by room.

  • Downlights & track lighting
  • LED retrofits
  • Security & floodlighting
  • Garden & pathway lighting
  • Dimmers & sensors

Backup power & inverters

Inverter and battery systems wired into your distribution board properly — correct changeover, a dedicated essentials sub-board, proper earthing, and a board that is still compliant afterwards. We size the essential load with you first.

  • Inverter installation
  • Essential-circuit sub-boards
  • Changeover switches
  • Battery backup
  • Solar-ready wiring

Maintenance & callouts

Ongoing maintenance for landlords, agents, estates and businesses, plus one-off callouts when something needs attention now. Regular clients get priority scheduling, and after-hours work can be arranged in advance.

  • Maintenance contracts
  • Landlord & agent callouts
  • Estate & complex work
  • After-hours by arrangement

Don't see what you need?

If it carries current, we can probably help. Send us the details and we'll tell you straight whether it's a job for us.

Give us a call or request a quote today

We intend on becoming your go-to electricians.