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Welcome to our blog 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.
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New Compact Fluorescent Street Light Saves Lives And Electricity
Watch this short video to see how we recently assisted the Meander Valley Council by installing a new light pole and street light at the pedestrian crossing on Country Club Avenue in Prospect, Launceston. The light fitting has an energy saver compact fluorescent bulb,...
The Dangers of DIY Electrical – House of Horrors No. 36
We often come across home handyman electrical work and it's always hazardous to some degree and never complies with the regulations that are designed to ensure electrical safety. The situation we encountered recently at one client's house was extremely dangerous. The...
News Flash! Solar Feed-In Tariff To Be Slashed on August 30th
Energy and Resources Minister Bryan Green announced on Sunday that the cut off date for the existing one-to-one feed-in tariff is midnight, Friday 30th of August. The generous 28c tariff will continue until January 2019 for existing solar panel installations, and for...
Main Earth Electrical Safety
Correct Earthing Is Vital For Electrical Safety Hi, today I want to talk about the importance of correct earthing for the electrical safety of your home or business premises. A good main earth is a vital safety feature, unfortunately it's something that can be easily...
Is It Cheaper To Get A Quote, Or Should You Just Go “Do-And-Charge”?
That's often a hard question to answer before the work is done. Predicting the future is always difficult and often impossible, however there are some guidelines that will help you decide the best strategy to adopt. The important thing to understand about quotes is...
Flickering Fluorescents
Hi this is just a quick note to talk about compact fluorescent lamps. In the last few days we’ve had a couple of enquiries from clients who have complained their lights have been flickering, even though they’re turned off. After a bit of checking we found the culprit...
On Target For Big Savings
Last weekend we assisted the guys from Think Big Printing to install some new LED signage on the outside of the Launceston Target store. The new signs are part of Target's rebranding program. By switching from neon to LED lighting, they are saving energy and also...
Do Your Lights Use Less Power If They Are On A Dimmer?
Well, the answer is yes. And no. It depends. Older style dimmers still use the full amount of power and dissipate the excess energy as heat. Newer electronic dimmers do save electricity by reducing the amount of power supplied to the light bulbs and therefore...
Lighting Up Launceston
A recent project for Mance Electrical was the installation of new poles and wall mounted lights in the Quadrant Mall for the Launceston City Council. (scroll down for more...) The lights are modern but styled to look like old gas lanterns. New submersible LED lights...
Slash Your Lighting Costs By Up To 86%
Hi, today I want to show you a couple of new products that I think could slash your lighting costs by up to 86%. Click Here For More Information You'll already be familiar with the traditional low voltage halogen downlight, there are millions of them installed across...
Don’t Pour Your Hot Water And Money Down The Drain
Your hot water cylinder has a safety valve to vent excess pressure, to avoid the cylinder overheating and exploding like a bomb. It's a good safety system but sometimes the valve can fail and let too much water out. When that happens it's like leaving a hot...
7 Reasons Why Solar Power Is A Great Idea For Your Business
Solar Power Works. You can make your own electricity free from the sun. The sun comes up every day, no matter what the current economic conditions, despite changes in interest rates, no matter who is in government and what laws and changes they introduce. The sun...
Could Your Next Online Purchase Be A Deadly Mistake?
Buying stuff online is a lot of fun and everyone loves to get those parcels in the mail, loaded with bargains from amazingly cheap overseas manufacturers. The costs may be low, but the risks could be high if you end up with faulty or non-compliant electrical goods. ...
Extend The Life Of Your Electric Fan Heater
Wall mounted electric fan heaters work by pulling cool air into the bottom of the heater, passing it over a heated element and blowing warm air out the top. This system works well, except that all the dust that gets sucked into the heater tends to stay there, and...
New Residential Smoke Alarm Laws In Tasmania
From the 1st of May 2013 all residential rental properties in Tasmania are required to have a working smoke alarm, either 240v hard wired, or a 10 year lithium battery model. As usual in our industry, even a simple job like a smoke alarm installation, must comply with...
Hot Tempered Roller Door Misbehaves
We were working for an organization who had moved into new premises that had been converted from a former heavy industrial site. A lot of alterations and refurbishments were done by a number of different contractors. They called us to say their electric roller door...
He Tried To Save $150 – But The Rewire Cost Him $6,000!
Buying a new home or rental property is a major investment and most people do a fair amount of research before they make their decision. However we are always quite surprised at how many clients come to us after they have made a purchase, for a wiring inspection and...
Elecricity And Water Don’t Mix
This is what happens when a small amount of water leaking from a hot water element gets into the electrical connections. One of our staff was in the right place at the right time to capture the blow up. The water caused a dead short which tripped the circuit...
How Many Electricians Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?
Answer - 2 Electricians, 1 Apprentice, 1 Crane Driver and 1 Rigger! Repairing Floodlights, NTCA Cricket Ground Launceston
Is Your Electric Heater Eating Your Money?
We visited a client today who called us because they had received a very high power bill. High power bills have two main causes - incorrect meter reading and high use of power. In this case the meter reading was correct. We found a number of problems, all caused by...
Are You Using Power Without Even Knowing It?
Most people don't realise that just one computer, shut down but not turned off at the power point could cost hundreds of dollars a year. The same goes for TVs and entertainment systems. Looking at the average home nowadays there are multiple appliances that are left...
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