- Victoria, Australia
- Trusted local electrician
Electrical faults get hot before they fail. Our infrared thermal imaging surveys find overheating connections, overloaded circuits and failing components inside your switchboards and equipment — before they turn into fires, breakdowns or unplanned shutdowns.
Almost every serious electrical failure follows the same pattern: a connection loosens, resistance rises, heat builds — quietly, invisibly, sometimes for months — until something melts, arcs or catches fire. By the time a fault is visible or you can smell it, the damage is usually done.
Thermographic surveying uses an infrared camera to see that heat long before it becomes a crisis. During a survey, a techniko group electrician scans your switchboards, distribution boards, connections and electrical equipment while they’re running under normal load. Hot spots show up instantly on the thermal image.
Best of all, it’s completely non-invasive. nothing is switched off, nothing is dismantled and your operations continue as normal while we scan. That’s why thermal imaging has become a cornerstone of preventative electrical maintenance for commercial and industrial sites — and why many insurers now ask for regular thermographic reports on switchboards as a condition of cover.
Scanned Live, Under Normal Load
A standard visual inspection can only see surfaces. A thermal survey sees what’s happening electrically — and catches problems at the stage where they’re cheap and easy to fix.
The single most common cause of switchboard fires. A loose terminal creates resistance, resistance creates heat, and heat shows up on camera long before smoke ever appears.
Circuits carrying more current than they were designed for run visibly hotter. We identify them before insulation degrades or breakers start nuisance-tripping.
On three-phase supplies, one phase working harder than the others wastes energy and stresses equipment. Thermal imaging makes the imbalance obvious at a glance.
Protective devices nearing the end of their life often run hot under load. Finding them early means a planned swap instead of a surprise outage.
Bearings, windings and drive components under stress radiate excess heat. Regular thermal scans can identify developing faults early, allowing maintenance to be scheduled before equipment fails unexpectedly.
Some defects are invisible when equipment is idle and only reveal themselves at full operating load — exactly the condition a live thermal survey captures.
Whether your insurer has requested a switchboard scan or you’re building a serious preventative maintenance program, we tailor the survey scope to what your site actually needs.
Comprehensive thermal scans of main switchboards, sub-boards and distribution boards — the highest-risk points in any electrical installation.
Annual or periodic scanning programs that build a thermal history of your site — so gradual deterioration is tracked, trended and dealt with early.
Because we’re licenced electricians — not just camera operators — we can repair the faults we find, then re-scan to prove the fix worked.
Every survey is delivered as a written report with thermal and reference images, temperature readings, severity ratings and prioritised recommendations — clear evidence of proactive risk management to satisfy insurer requirements.
A thermal survey is one of the least disruptive inspections your site will ever have — and one of the most valuable.
We confirm which boards, equipment and areas to scan — whether that’s one main switchboard or every board across a multi-site portfolio.
Our electrician scans your equipment while it operates normally. No shutdowns, no disruption — ideally at a time when your site is under typical or peak load.
You get a prioritised thermal report: what’s healthy, what’s warming up, and what needs attention now — with images that make each finding unmistakable.
We quote and complete any repairs, then re-scan the repaired points to confirm temperatures have returned to normal. Closed loop, documented.
Electrical faults are among the leading causes of commercial building fires, and most develop as heat long before they ignite. Many insurers now request periodic thermal scans of switchboards as evidence the risk is being actively managed. Our reports are built for exactly that — clear findings, images, severity ratings and documented rectification you can forward straight to your broker or insurer.
No — the opposite. The equipment needs to be running under normal load so heat from any developing fault actually shows up. The scan is completely non-invasive: nothing is switched off or dismantled, and your operations carry on as usual while we work.
For most commercial and industrial sites, an annual survey of the main switchboards and distribution boards is a sensible baseline. Harder-working installations, critical equipment or insurer conditions may call for more frequent scans. We’ll recommend an interval based on your site and its risk.
A written report with thermal and matching reference images, temperature readings, a severity rating for each finding and prioritised recommendations. It tells you plainly what’s healthy, what to watch and what needs attention now — and doubles as evidence of proactive maintenance.
A camera operator can only tell you something is hot. Because we’re licensed electricians, we can interpret why, repair the fault, and then re-scan to confirm the temperature has returned to normal — a closed loop you don’t get from an imaging-only provider.
Often, Yes. Even a single switchboard scan can catch a loose connection or overloaded circuit that would otherwise go unnoticed until it fails. For smaller sites we simply scope the survey to the boards that matter, so it stays quick and cost-effective.
From safety checks and quick repairs to large-scale installations, our licenced electricians deliver work built around what your property actually needs. tell us what you need and we’ll come back with a clear, honest quote.
Victoria, Australia
info@technikogroup.com.au
0455 035 705
