Electrical work in grain country
Temora is the main town of Temora Shire. The 2021 Census counted 4,706 people in Temora and 6,034 across the shire. It's grain belt country, and the town is also home to the Temora Aviation Museum.
In a grain district, the jobs that matter tend to be bigger loads and working buildings: machinery sheds, workshops, augers and other three-phase gear, along with the usual work on homes in town.
Sheds, workshops and three-phase
A shed that started with one light and a power point often ends up running welders, compressors and grain handling gear. Nelson does sheds and workshops properly, sized for what you'll actually run.
If you're thinking about three-phase, our three-phase power guide explains when you need it. Under the NSW Service and Installation Rules, supply above 100 A per phase has to be three-phase, and adding big loads like irrigation pumps or a large shed may need a connection application to Essential Energy. Nelson can do the maximum demand calculation and tell you where you stand. Any work at the service fuse or meter is done by a Level 2 ASP.
Test and tag for Temora businesses
In NSW, equipment used in a "hostile" environment (moisture, heat, vibration, dust, mechanical damage) must be regularly inspected and tested. Workshops, ag businesses and trades usually fall into that. NAF offers test and tag, priced mostly by the number of items, and you get a digital test register.
Because of the travel, it often makes sense for test and tag to be combined with other work, or for a few Temora businesses to book around the same time. Try the test and tag estimate for your own numbers.
Travel from Wagga
Travel is free close to Wagga and charged further out. Temora is about 88 km by road, so a travel charge applies, and it's the same for a small or large job. The test and tag, switchboard and EV charger estimates work it out from your address.
Around Temora
Ariah Park is about 99 km from Wagga and Ardlethan about 104 km. Cootamundra is about 93 km. If you're in one of those and a job is already booked nearby, mention it when you call.
Temora is on the Essential Energy network. Outages, fallen lines and shocks or tingles go to Essential Energy on 13 20 80, or 000 in an emergency.
Common questions
Do I need three-phase power for my shed in Temora?
Not always. It depends on the machines and the total load. Nelson can look at what you want to run and work out whether single-phase will do or whether you need three-phase and an application to Essential Energy.
Does test and tag have to be done every year?
Not by a single blanket law. The legal requirement applies to hostile environments, and SafeWork NSW's general rule there is at least every 12 months, with some equipment more often. Office-type areas can go longer. Our guide explains the intervals.
How is travel from Wagga to Temora charged?
Temora is far enough from Wagga for a travel charge, and it's the same for a small or large job. The online estimates work it out from your address, and it's shown on any written quote.
Can you install an EV charger in Temora?
Yes. The install is install only, so you supply the charger and Nelson wires it in. The EV charger estimate gives you a figure, travel included. Switchboard work or very long cable runs are quoted separately.