Welcome to our resources where you can find lots of useful information on how to keep your family safe around electricity, new products, and plenty of tips on how to save power and save money in your home or business.
Rewiring Your Home. The Truth About Rewires – Part 2
Not All Rewires Are Actually Rewires In part 1 of our rewire series we explored the joys of “The Cheapest Quote” rewire, where everything is done to the bare minimum, using the cheapest materials,...
Rewiring Your Home. The Truth About Rewires – Part 1
If you have an older home maybe you still have some older wiring in use as well. These days all new wiring is thermoplastic insulated, with a life expectancy of at more than 40 years. Older homes...
How Much Power Does My Electric Heater Use?
It’s a very common question. Everyone wants to know how much it really costs to run their electric heater. Electric heaters come in a variety of types, including convection, radiant and fan...
Generators Are Lost Opportunity For Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania’s greed and mismanagement, the failure of the Basslink cable and an unexpected drought have brought power generation in Tasmania to a crisis point. We are now in panic mode with large...
What Homeowners Need to Know About Heat Pumps
Heat pumps are the most efficient and popular electric heating solution for dealing with our Launceston winters.
Heat pumps use electricity to operate, but they produce more energy, in the form of heat, than the amount of power consumed. This efficiency advantage is what makes your heat pump cheaper to run than a conventional electric heater.
Wall and Window Exhaust Fans
There are times when it’s just not possible to install a ceiling mounted exhaust fan. Maybe you have a downstairs bathroom with no ceiling space, only the floor above.
Maybe you have a flat roof with only a few inches clearance between the ceiling and the roofing material and you don’t want to risk cutting a hole for a vent.
Turn Any Broken Power Point Into A USB Power Point
Got a faulty power point somewhere in your home? Would you like to turn that faulty power point in the laundry, garage or anywhere in your home into a USB charging point in your kitchen?
Exhaust Fan Facts
Without a working exhaust fan in place bathrooms quickly become mouldy and full of condensation and kitchens build up a greasy film on cupboards and surfaces near the hotplates.
The most common problem with exhaust fan installations is a lack of roof space above the fan
Lightning Strike – Is Your Home Safe?
While they can be fun to watch, from safe inside your home, lightning is a powerful and potentially dangerous force of nature. Every year between 5 and 10 people are killed by lightning strike in Australia and around 100 seriously injured.
How The Blazing Hot Summer Sun Can Keep You Cool
With solar panels on your roof you can use your own power as you make it and run your air conditioning so you can remain cool and comfortable during even the hottest days.
In fact the hotter it gets the more power you make and the cooler you can be!