Safety Switch

It’s a good thing you’ve already realised the importance of safety switches and RCDs. However, only licensed electricians should do the installation to ensure reliability, safety and correct function. After all, the main goal is safety and you want to be sure that professionals handle it. You’ve already played a huge role in providing the good things for yourself and family. Now it’s time to let us take care of the electrical.

The Local Electrician can install safety switches on all your new installations and/or upgrade your existing switchboards. We’ve already honed our skills and we’ve mastered every step, which is why the entire installation process will look smooth and efficient. It’s one of those small actions that can yield amazing results because of the resulting safety and peace of mind you would gain.

If you currently have a safety switch and unsure if it works, simple steps can be personally or professionally done to determine if it is working. We can perform these tests for you, otherwise the more simpler ones can be personally completed. Nevertheless, we can provide support on the topic and be called for when needing help, replacement or new installations.

To perform the test, it should be done at least twice a year, pushing the “test” button is what needs to be done. If it works it will trip to the “off” position where manually putting it back to “on” is needed. If it does not work, or if it is a faulty safety switch, then it will not transition to the “off” button. As a result, calling a licensed electrician is the next step to ensure that your safety switch is working. We can be called out for if there is an issue or even if you need our knowledge to properly check if the safety switch is working correctly.

When installing a safety switch, there are three main types of safety switches. All which we can install and test, they are:

This is the main switchboard of the building and only a licensed and certified electrician can install the safety switch. They are important for keeping selected electrical circuits protected, as well as electrical cords and appliances connected to powerpoints. Protection comes from when an electrical fault occurs and the device will shut off electrical supply to the particular circuit.

Replacing normal powerpoints switches, these are built to add more protection to electrical appliances, cords and other electrical wiring. A licensed electrician is still needed to install the specialised powerpoint, while they are recommended to be located at the first powerpoint after the switchboard.