On an Electrical job in Darwin the other day I was talking to one of our valued repeat customers about fans and why I thought the cheaper fan that he had bought was going to cost him more money in the long run. He had called up and requested a ceiling fan replacement and was […]
Driving across town to a job yesterday I glanced out my window and saw this. Which is pretty disturbing to say the least. These cowboys are doing electrical and air conditioning, with ladders on a pitched roof and if you look closely, the ladder feet are resting on the lip of the gutter. How can […]
Here are some photos of DIY attempt at cbus/home automation, sent in by Trevor, who is a fellow electrician from NSW. The client bought the house off of an ex electrical engineer and things started to go astray not long after. She couldn’t work out which switch controlled which lights, lights and fans would come […]
You might not know this but the price of a 160GB iPod, or about $300, can mean the difference between a safe family and a family torn apart by the death or injury of a loved one through a DIY electrical job at home FAILING during a cyclone or electrical storm. Just imagine how […]
Dunwrights got called out to a job this week to install a surge diverter amongst other bits and pieces. After begining the job and advising the customer that the WP box containing the switchboard would need to be replaced…half way through I noticed some flashes of colour behind the panel through all the holes from […]
Wrong, in so many ways. Electricians in Darwin shouldn’t be doing this. Glen, whom works for another company, sent this in to us. Found today, client went to change the bulb and got a belt before calling in the experts. Not good, lucky nobody was hurt.
What WE expect out of a Darwin Electrical Contractor: It’s simple. This isn’t a job, it’s not a paycheque, and it’s not just time filler until Friday afternoon… We love what we do. You could almost say we live for it. Happy to go to work within the electrical industry. Happy to learn about all […]
Darwin Electricians can see that the difference in running costs between LED and halogen/CFL or incandescent is huge, when you overlook the initial cost and weigh it up with final outcome we see the savings in black and white every time the power bill comes in. It’s time for us to share with you, what […]
It’s becoming more and more popular all over the world and people are beginning to take note. Replacement LED lighting is saving people thousands of dollars. More often there are articles on schools and even a number of airports changing over to the new technology. The savings are huge and the carbon footprint is minimal. […]
Some of the most lightning prone country is right here in your backyard. The Northern Territory is the lightning capital of Australia. Every year Darwin residents get to see some of the most fantastic storms and lightning displays, capturing many of them on film. Yet there is a down side; your electrical. Whether your digital […]