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Electrical

Learn about electrical systems for homes. All you need to know about smart meters, safety switches, circuit breakers, power points, fittings and more.

Light switch styles

Light switch styles

Light switches come in about as many different styles as you can imagine, and can be suited to any interior design.   There are light switches...
Types of light switches

Light switch types

Many different types of light switch exist; some for the sake of safety or convenience, others simply because they look nice. Different types of switches...
Dimmer switch

Dimmers

Dimmers allow you to adjust the intensity of your lights, which can save you money and improve the look of your home.   Dimmers are a...
Motion sensor

Motion sensors

Allowing your lights to be controlled by motion sensors can save you money, and also make your home more secure.    Motion sensors are a cheap...
Dimmer switch

Lighting controls and switches

Switches, dimmers and automated controls allow you to add many extra dimensions to your home's lighting design. Lighting is fundamental in creating an appropriate atmosphere...
Weatherproof fluorescent light mount

Weatherproof and underwater light mountings

Specially sealed mounts to prevent water from coming into contact with electric lighting circuitry.   Weatherproof mountings help protect lights from water. When planning a lighting system...

Fluorescent tube light mounts

A variation on the bi-pin mount, these are designed for mounting fluorescent tube lighting.   These mounts are also a type of bi-pin mount. Fluorescent tubes are...
Bi pin light mount

Bi-pin light mounts

These mounts are common for downlights, and are found in many homes as a result of the popularity of halogen globes.   Bi-pin mounts are common...
Edison screw bulb

Edison screw (ES) mount

This mount type is also extremely common throughout Australia, and features a familiar screw-in mechanism.   This mount type is easily recognisable and very common. Developed by...

Bayonet cap (BC) light mounts

These push-and-turn mount types are hold the globe in via small bayonet pins, and are very common in Australian homes.   Even if they don't...
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