Light Electrical

• Fixture removal & installation

• Fan removal & installation

• Switch & plug removal & installation

What are the main electrical repairs you can do yourself at your home?

For a full list of the electrical repairs you can do on your home, please refer to Electricity Safety Regulations.

The work you can do includes:

• Replacing switches; socket outlets, lamp holders, ceiling roses, water heater switches, thermostats and elements.
• Repairing light fittings.
• Moving, repairing or replacing flexible cords that are permanently connected to outlets or ceiling roses.
• Disconnecting and reconnecting permanently wired appliances.
• Moving switches, sockets and lighting outlets, but only if they are wired with tough plastic-sheathed cables.
• Installing, extending, or altering any cables, except the main cables that come from the street to your switchboard.
• Fitting plugs, cord extension sockets or appliance connectors to a flexible cord.
• Replacing fuse wires and fuse cartridges.

Doing your own wiring

When doing work on wiring in your home, you must:

• Make sure that the power is switched off before you start.
• Ensure that you do not work in any enclosure where conductors or terminals are live or could become live.
• Ensure that if you install, extend or alter cables, you do not connect your work to the electricity supply yourself.  The finished job must be checked and tested by a licensed electrical inspector.  If it complies with safety requirements, the inspector will connect it, test it, and issue you with a Certificate of Compliance.
• Never do any work on a switchboard apart from replacing fuse wire or fuse cartridges.

Important

• Employers, employees, landlords, tenants and school staff (including caretakers) cannot carry out electrical work in their work place or any rented property unless they are registered electrical workers and hold current practicing license.

What if something goes wrong?

If you are unsure about anything or think that you might have made a mistake, make sure that the main switch is turned off, and call a licensed electrician to check your work and correct it if necessary.  If you do work that is unsafe you could seriously injure yourself or a member of your family and you could be prosecuted.

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