If you need an electrician near you, somewhere around Prahran, South Yarra, Richmond or the surrounding inner south-east, Smartlec Electrical Solutions is genuinely local to you. Martin Turnbull has run Smartlec as a licensed A-Grade electrical contractor since 2017, completing more than 3,000 jobs with a small team for homes and businesses across Melbourne. This work includes a wide range of different services, including general electrical, split system air conditioning installation and EV charger installation.
The suburbs we cover are below, as well as services available and how to get a firm price before any work begins. If you already know the suburb and the service, jump straight to the coverage grid.
Complete Electrical Services Near You
Most electricians near you will handle the wiring, but not the cooling or the charger. Smartlec handles all three because Martin holds an A-Grade electrician licence and is licensed to install split systems, so the dedicated circuit, the switchboard capacity check and the unit itself are one booking rather than two or three separate trades to coordinate.
General electrical
The electrical side covers everything a home or business in the inner south-east is likely to need. Switchboard upgrades for boards that have run out of room, complete rewiring on older homes where the original wiring was never sized for modern loads, power point installation, downlight and LED lighting upgrades, safety switch fitting and RCD testing. When the power drops or a breaker keeps tripping, Martin will trace the fault and quote the fix before any work starts.
Residential electrical services run from a single power point through to a full building rewire and mains upgrade. Commercial electrical work covers data cabling, emergency lighting, wiring for shopfronts and office fit-outs. If you are buying, selling or renting, Smartlec also carries out electrical safety checks for compliance under Victorian rental regulations.
Split system installation near me
A split system installation is half cooling and half electrical. The unit needs its own dedicated circuit, an isolating switch and enough capacity left in the switchboard to carry the load safely. Having the electrician and the installer be the same licensed person keeps the job simpler, the quote clearer and the accountability in one place. If the board needs an upgrade to handle the new circuit, that is quoted and carried out as part of the same job.
Smartlec supplies and fits single-head and multi-head split systems, sizes each head to the room it serves, and handles VEU rebate paperwork for eligible installations. VEU rebates are available and eligibility depends on the property, the existing system and the type of upgrade being carried out.
EV charger installation near me
A home EV charger is an electrical job before it is anything else. The circuit runs from the board to the wall, the switchboard capacity, the supply phase and whether the mains can carry the additional draw all need to be confirmed before anything is mounted. Smartlec scopes the supply, runs the dedicated circuit, handles any board upgrade and fits the charger as one fixed-price job. Whether the car parks in a garage, a carport or on a street-facing driveway, the quote covers the full path from switchboard to wall unit.
Households getting off gas often combine a charger with an induction cooktop upgrade or heat pump wiring in the same visit, which keeps the switchboard work to one appointment rather than two.
Smartlec Electrical Solutions
Operating since 2017, Smartlec is based at 23 Regent St, Prahran VIC 3181, and covers the inner south-east within a 30 km radius. Our hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.
- A-Grade Electrician Licence covering domestic and commercial work
- Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) 27608
- $20M public liability insurance
- Lifetime workmanship warranty on every job
- Licensed to install split systems as a single trade
- 3,000+ customers served since 2017
- 9 stars from 32 Google reviews
What it costs: the $99 inspection, waived if you go ahead
The inspection fee is $99 to come out and look at the work. That $99 is waived in full the moment you proceed with the job, so the assessment costs you nothing if the work goes ahead.
For electrical jobs, the inspection covers a look at the switchboard, the existing wiring and the scope of work needed. For a split system, it includes measuring the room, checking board capacity and confirming where the outdoor unit can sit. For an EV charger, it means verifying the supply phase, the cable run distance and whether the board has headroom for a 7 kW or 22 kW circuit.
The price you are quoted after that inspection is the price you pay, whether it is a single power point or a full switchboard upgrade with a split system and a charger on the same ticket.
No hourly rate surprises, no hidden call-out fees, and no work starts without a written, fixed quote you can hold us to.
