It might shock you to know that every year there are more than 10,000 house fires in Australia. The good news, however, is that most of these can be prevented by taking simple but effective precautionary measures. There are numerous ways to safeguard your home from electrical fire. Here are a just a few to […]
Power and water corp. have increased electricity, water and sewerage. Now you need to save power to save money. With power going up 30% in Darwin, some of us are going to feel the pinch. We’ve all heard the stories on the news from Victoria and New South Wales about the people who cannot afford […]
You already know that outdoor security lighting – motion sensitive or otherwise – helps to send would-be burglars or vandals on their way. That’s their primary purpose here in Darwin, and elsewhere. So if you don’t already have security lighting, either you’re comfortable without it or you’ve simply been putting off your decision. Well, if […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When you need an electrician to come and look at your new installation or repair existing works, you have to make sure the tradesman at your door is going to do the right thing by you and your family and going to finish your job to a high quality standard of work with all the […]