Safety & compliance
Electrical safety inspections in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs
A documented check of your installation, for peace of mind or before you buy.
- NSW licence 237173C
- Quoted before work starts
- 5.0 from 97 Google reviews
In short
Ambient Electrical carries out electrical safety inspections of homes and workplaces in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, for buyers, sellers, landlords and anyone unsure about an older installation. The inspection goes past a look at the switchboard: it tests circuit polarity, conductor continuity, cable insulation, earthing and bonding, and every safety switch. The NSW Government says 40% of house fires in NSW each year are caused by electrical faults and electrical appliances.
- Who
- Peter Stafford, NSW contractor licence 237173C (Electrician class)
- Where
- Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, from Bronte
- Price
- Peter gives you a clear quote before any work starts.
An electrical safety inspection can save you money and inconvenience, and tells you whether your home or office is safe from electrical hazards. The NSW Government says 40% of house fires in NSW each year are caused by electrical faults and electrical appliances. (Source: NSW Government: Electrical safety in the home)
What an electrical inspection checks
An Electrical inspection is more than a visual inspection of the switchboard. It involves the testing and inspecting of:
- Polarity of each circuit
- Continuity of conductors within circuits
- Insulation Resistance of its cable
- Condition of the Switchboard and its apparatus
- Inspecting and Testing the switchboard for proper earth grounding, bonding, and integrity of all connections.
- Check for the presence of a driven ground/earth rod, the labelling and the integrity of the connection.
- Inspect and Test all Residual Current Devices and any other protection device such as Circuit Breakers and Surge Protection Devices.
- Check critical areas for potential corrosion which may result from improper connections or the use of dissimilar metals.
Consider a home electrical inspection if you are:
- Buying a property
- Selling a property
- Renting or renting out a property
- Or you suspect that your switchboard does not meet Regulations, or you just want peace of mind knowing that your Electrical Installation is safe and hazard free
If an inspection finds old rubber- or cloth-insulated cable, house rewiring explains the options, from replacing a few circuits to the whole installation.
What a customer says about this work
Peter was engaged by NRMA insurance to inspect and report on our floor heating claim as i had made an appeal against the previous findings.
He was very thorough and professional and far more experienced and knowledgeable than the previous trades that NRMA had sent to inspect our property.
Peter was very detailed and systematic when approaching this job but he was also very personable and helpful when it came to discussing it and explaining things to us.
I would thoroughly recommend Peter and Ambient Electrical to anyone who is in need of an electrical contractor.
Sources
Where this work suits the local housing most: Randwick, Paddington, Kingsford, Bellevue Hill and Watsons Bay. Ambient covers 25 areas in and around Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
Electrical inspections: common questions
What does an electrical inspection check?
An electrical inspection is more than a look at the switchboard. It tests the polarity of each circuit, continuity of conductors, cable insulation resistance, the condition of the switchboard, earthing, bonding and the integrity of connections, the earth rod and its labelling, and it tests the safety switches (RCDs).
When should I get an electrical inspection?
An electrical inspection makes sense when you are buying, selling or renting a property, when you rent one out, if you suspect the switchboard does not meet current requirements, or simply for peace of mind that the installation is safe and free of hazards.
Does an electrical inspection come with a compliance certificate?
A CCEW covers work that installs, repairs, adds or alters electrical equipment, so it applies to any repairs that follow the inspection rather than to the testing itself.
What does an electrical safety check cost?
The cost of an electrical safety check depends on the size of the property, the number of circuits and safety switches to test, and how easy the switchboard and wiring are to reach. Any repairs the inspection finds are quoted separately, before they are done.
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A house may need rewiring if it still has the cloth- or rubber-insulated cable found in many Sydney homes built between the 1890s and the 1970s.Got an Ausgrid defect notice? What to do next
An Ausgrid defect notice means an inspection found electrical work at your property that does not meet the Wiring Rules, the Service and Installation Rules of NSW or Ausgrid's standards.
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