Safety Switches

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Professional Safety Switch Installation in Coopers Plains

Safety switches are hugely important when it comes to keeping your family safe and preventing electrical fires in the home. They are also a legal requirement for all homes and businesses in Coopers Plains and across Brisbane, so it’s essential you have a professional electrician to make sure your home has a working safety switch.

A safety switch will detect any electricity overload and shut down the system, making sure no electrical hazards can occur in the home. As such, it’s essential that you have one professionally installed by a licensed electrician.

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Keep Your Home Safe

Electrical failures can be fatal and a safety switch is designed to protect your home in case of circuit leakage, faulty appliances or other electrical issues.

This is crucial for home security and fire safety but it might also affect your insurance premiums if you don’t have one. At O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing Coopers Plains, we specialise in home electrical, so you can count on us to make sure your home is as safe as it can be for many years to come.

Legal obligations for safety switches in Queensland

Queensland has required safety switches for decades, and the rules reach further than most people expect.

All new homes and buildings, since 1992
All power point and lighting circuits, since 2000
Any house being sold
All power points in a rental property

If your home predates 1992 and you are unsure whether you have a safety switch, it is worth having an electrician check as soon as possible.

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Areas We Service

We proudly service Coopers Plains and the surrounding Brisbane southside suburbs.

Sunnybank
Salisbury
Holland Park
Archerfield
Acacia Ridge
Wacol
Moorooka
Tarragindi

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Does my home have a safety switch?

To find out if your home has a safety switch, look for a switch that has a T button on the front face or ask an electrician to check for you. If the switch doesn’t have a test function it’s probably a circuit breaker and you will need to get a safety switch installed. Homes built after 1992 should have a safety switch.

I have circuit breakers, do I still need a safety switch?

Yes, circuit breakers perform a different function to safety switches, they will protect circuit wiring and appliances while safety switches are designed to protect people by preventing power supply that might cause a hazard.

Can I install a safety switch myself?

No, it would be dangerous and illegal. Any electrical work on your property including safety switch installation in Queensland must be carried out by a licensed electrician.

Do I have to test safety switches?

Yes, it’s a good idea to test your safety switch by simply pushing the T button, waiting and turning it back on. The Electrical Safety Office recommends that you should complete a push button test for your system every three months.