Electrical Safety for you home

The top reasons for having an electrical safety inspection.

When is an electrical inspection is essential?

• If your home is more than 25 years old and has not had an inspection
• Or if you have old wiring in your home.
• If you are selling your property it is a good selling point to present to any potential buyers that an inspection has been performed by a licensed electrician.
• The most recent reason for having an electrical inspection on your electrical wiring is the ACCC infinity cable safety recall. ACCC issued a national recall in 2014 “testing has found that the cables will degrade prematurely and insulation could break and expose live conductors resulting in possible electric shock or fires”

What does an electrical audit involve?

The audit of your home will involve a safety check making sure the electrical circuits and equipment are not overloaded. Deficiencies and potential problems are easily highlighted so that any electrical hazards in the installation can be rectified immediately. Our electricians also inspect older houses that have not been inspected for many years may. Older homes may still be equipped with faulty earthing or bonding which means they may have higher electrocution risk and will need to be rectified immediately by a licensed electrician. Talk to one of our expert electricians to perform an audit at your home or investment property.

Why is it important to check the electrical?

Do not put yourself or your family’s lives at risk and know the dangers of electricity. Potentially fatal electrical accidents can happen in the home and knowledge about the dangers of electricity is everyone’s businesses.

It is important to make sure that the electrical installations at your property are well maintained. We recommend that you use a licensed electrician to check that it is safe.

You would not delay calling a licensed electrician when a powerpoint or light switch becomes faulty or your home losses power because of faulty wiring. It should be a priority to make sure our homes are safe for our family, and to protect your largest financial investment, your home.

Having an electrician inspect your property could uncover some issues which, once repaired, could save you money.

Here is a list of some of the electrical checks you can do yourself:

Anyone can do a quick visual check to ensure their home is electrically safe but having a licensed electrician perform an electrical safety check will give you peace of mind.

Early detection of potential electrical dangers

Early detection of potential electrical dangers in and around your home could potentially reduce serious risks issues. If you do notice an issue of something that you are not sure about, please call South Coast Electrical Solutions, we are located in Batemans Bay and operate in the areas from Batemans Bay to Moruya.

Anyone can do a quick visual check to ensure their home is electrically safe but having a licensed electrician perform an electrical safety check will give you peace of mind.

What is involved if the Electrical switchboard needs to be upgraded?

You may need to consider an electrical switchboard upgrade. Especially if you live in an older home where the switchboard has not been upgraded. The electrician will need to check the current switchboard can accommodate more power points. If several new power points are installed your electrical system will need to be able to cope with the load placed on it. If the switchboard is out of date it could become overloaded. This could possibly lead to your power tripping and possibly even a fire. 

We recommend only using an licensed electrician to assess your homes switchboard and installing your new power points. Our electricians will be able to tell you whether your current switchboard can support the new outdoor power points you wish to have installed. They can also let you know if you need to have your switchboard upgraded. 

Poor quality infinity electrical cable has been installed in homes. Could your home be effected?

The ACCC estimates:

• Over 40,000 homes and business in Australia could be effected from this poor quality infinity electrical cable installed between 2010 and 2013
• 4000 kilometres of defective cables have been installed
• Nearly ½ the cable was installed in NSW homes

What you should do if you think you might be effected by the cable recall?

If you have purchased a new property, renovated or had any electrical work done between 2010 and 2013, South Coast Electrical Solutions is urging you to call now and get your wiring inspected by a licensed electrician.

The good news for South Coast Electrical Solutions customers is none of our customers were affected by the infinity cable recall as South Coast Electrical Solutions did not purchase any infinity branded cable. However unfortunately we do not know where the cable may have been installed by DIY’s and other electricians. The only way to check if the infinity cable has been installed in your property is to have a licensed electrician check.

Find out more about the recall.

If you want to find out more about the ACCC campaign go to the ACCC website: http://www.accc.gov.au/update/infinity-cable-recall-act-now-before-its-too-late or to watch a short video the ACCC has put out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsel50Itn8

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