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...
Smart meters
If you'd like to feed electricity back into the grid, you'll need a bi-directional smart meter to do so. Find out how this process...
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...
Switchboards and meters
Switchboards and meters are the central point at which your electrical systems connect to 'the grid'. Find out more about switchboards / switch boxes,...
Conduits and cable trays
Running electrical cables everywhere can become very messy and create maintenance nightmares. Conduits, cable trays and other cable management systems make a big difference.
Conduits...
Cable types
Find out about the different sorts of cable that are used to install electrics throughout your home, and why they're used.
Is cabling important?
In short,...
Light fittings
Light globes connect to your house's electrics through light fittings. Read about how fittings work, the different types that are available and where they...