Rewiring Jurong West
Rewiring in Jurong West is normally driven by age, added load or a consumer unit that no longer meets current requirements, rather than by a single fault.
Why this is different here
HDB began planning the Jurong West new town in 1984, and by 2018 the estate held 74,301 HDB flats. Blocks of that generation were wired for lighter loads than a modern household runs, so the recurring work here is added circuits, more socket outlets, and boards without modern residual current protection.
What actually happens
- Older consumer units may predate modern residual current protection.
- Socket-outlet counts reflect the era, so added points are common work.
- Repeated tripping on one circuit usually means load or a fault on that circuit, not the board.