A working town
Tumut is the largest town in the Snowy Valleys Council area, formed in 2016 when Tumut and Tumbarumba shires merged. The 2021 Census counted 6,613 people in Tumut and 14,891 across the council. Local industry includes the Visy pulp and paper mill and softwood sawmills, and around those there are workshops, transport yards, suppliers and trades.
That's why industrial and three-phase work is common in and around Tumut, alongside the homes in town.
For Tumut businesses
Commercial maintenance and repairs. Lights out, power points failing, a machine circuit that keeps tripping. Nelson does commercial maintenance for shops, offices and workshops, with a written price before work starts.
Test and tag. Workshops and places of manufacture are hostile environments under the WHS rules, so equipment there has to be regularly inspected and tested. SafeWork NSW expects manufacturing and workshop equipment to be done every 6 months. NAF's test and tag is priced on the number of items, with the per-item price dropping as the count goes up and three-phase items costing more. You get a digital test register with every job.
The test and tag estimate works out your own numbers, travel included, from your item count and address.
Three-phase. Bigger machines often need it. Our three-phase power guide explains how supply works on the Essential Energy network, including when a connection application is needed.
How travel works
Travel is free close to Wagga and charged further out. Tumut is about 103 km by road, so a travel charge applies. The test and tag estimate works it out from your address, and it's always shown in your written quote.
The trip costs the same for one job or several, so it's worth grouping. A business might combine test and tag with a lighting repair. A few Tumut businesses booking test and tag around the same time is another way to get more from the trip. These are suggestions; there's no fixed run day.
Homes in Tumut
For houses, the usual list applies: switchboard upgrades, safety switches, smoke alarms, lighting and power points. The NSW Government recommends having an electrician check homes built before 2000.
Nearby
Adelong and Gundagai are both about 84 km from Wagga. Batlow and Tumbarumba are about 112 km.
Tumut is on the Essential Energy network. For outages, fallen lines or a shock or tingle, call 13 20 80, or 000 if someone is hurt. In a workplace, an electric shock must also be notified to SafeWork NSW on 13 10 50.
Common questions
How often should a Tumut workshop test and tag?
SafeWork NSW's guidance is every 6 months for manufacturing and workshop equipment, every 3 months for hire equipment, and at least every 12 months for other hostile environments.
Does test and tag have to be done by an electrician?
No. In NSW a trained competent person can do it. Nelson is a licensed electrician, so if an item fails, he can tell you whether it's worth repairing and quote the fix.
Can you work on the mill?
Nelson's focus is shops, offices, workshops, sheds and homes. For larger industrial sites, call to talk through what's involved.
Is there a travel charge to Tumut?
Yes. Travel is free close to Wagga and charged further out, and Tumut is about 103 km away. The estimators work it out from your address, or call Nelson or send the job through for a written quote.