Safety Switches
Gold Coast
Every household and business can gain a lot from a switchboard upgrade carried out by Butler Electrical because we aim to safeguard the main aims of a switchboard upgrade. The point is to professionally install an electrical unit that meets newly required safety switch requirements which are also known as the residual current device (RCD). This switch is there to protect you against any harm or property damage by detecting earth leakage, which is a potentially dangerous situation where exposed metal equipment becomes life-threatening, or your system suffers a short circuit. The safety switch will cut the power in a matter of milliseconds and minimises the risk of a fatal electric shock. These are recent changes stipulated in the Australian standards AS/NZS 3000:2018. It mandates that all final sub-electrical circuits in residential properties or renovation works must be protected by the RCD, which now includes the monitoring of added devices such as lighting, hot water systems, and electric vehicle chargers.
Impact of outdated electrical panels on your home and business
Your electrical system may very well need the addition of a safety switch because regulations have shifted in the past few years. You may not understand exactly why but we’ll outline some of that below:
- Constantly flickering lights
- Constant tripping at your breaker or frequently blown fuses
- Wiring that is melting or other signs of degradation
- Those odd plugs in your home that simply do not work
- More frequent electrical shocks, overheating and electrical fires
What is a safety switch?
A safety switch is a little device that is added to your existing switchboard or circuit panel, and it constantly monitors the current passing through it and the levels at which is done so. It is designed to quickly intervene in cases of anything extraordinary. Butler Electrical offers other precautionary electrical safety installations in this regard and we strongly advise that you explore them. However, for the purposes of this service, we want you to know that a safety switch is there to detect alterations in the power and cut off anything that falls out of line. The work that we do towards installing safe electrical systems, or installing the necessary systems to increase safety, will go a long way towards protecting your investment and your infrastructural investments. It is commonly known that electrical faults can be a major contributor to property damage across the nation and we’re here to protect you from joining the statistics in this regard.
