Supply current limitations
In older houses, switchboxes, fuses and cabling were often designed to handle less current than many of us use today. Find out how to...
Where to position electrical outlets
Find out how to decide where electrical outlets should be positioned, and what sort of factors will influence both how many you need and...
Performance considerations for home electrics
What sort of things are likely to affect the performance of your home's electrical systems?
What will voltage variations do to your appliances and wiring...
Energy management dashboards
Energy management dashboards or systems can be used in conjunction with smart meters to help monitor and regulate how electricity is used in your...
Smoke alarms
Required by law in Australia, smoke alarms are designed to detect when there's smoke in your house to help prevent fires. Find out how...
Other fittings and appliances
There are various other electrical safety devices that are required by law in Australia, or others again which can be added to your home...
Analogue electricity meters
Electricity meters are installed between your house and the mains power supply to measure how much power your home consumes.
Analogue electricity meters are now...
Switchboards or switch boxes
Switch boxes are the central hub from which all of a house's electrical systems are managed and distributed. The switch box also contains safety...
Miniature circuit breakers (MCBs)
Circuit breakers are devices that help prevent damage by cutting power to a circuit if it becomes overloaded or short circuits. Circuit breakers are...
Safety switches and RCDs
Safety switches, also known as 'residual current devices' or RCDs, are a type of switch located in your switch box that helps prevent injury...