How to Respond to Residential Power Outages Power outages can involve everything from minor faults in your home, through the uncertainty of rolling brownouts or the ever-increasing and major disruption of local, regional and even statewide blackouts due to weather events. When electricity is lost, we are reminded of how reliant on the network power […]
Between 2010 and 2013, more than 2,000km of non-compliant electrical cables were installed across New South Wales. From 2016 onwards, Infinity cables are predicted to emerge as a significant safety risk to installed households. *Please note that Captain Cook Electrical has never been associated with or installed Infinity Cables. Imported into Australia from China, Infinity Cables were […]
There has been a slew of recent electrocutions in Australia, which serve as an unfortunate reminder that electrical safety needs to be taken seriously otherwise there are potentially fatal consequences. A sad common denominator in these electrocution cases is that they have involved faulty wiring/negligent use of electricity in the home which are preventable problems. […]
Licensed electricians in Australia must carry out work inline and complying with a range of different federal, state, and industry standards and regulations. These guidelines ensure all electrical work is carried out safely and to a high standard, protecting both residents, the public, and the tradespeople who work in and around the building in the future. […]
For most Aussies summer time is the best time of the year. From taking holidays from work to kicking back near the pool with a nice coldie in hand. It is also however our worst time of the year for storms. Our summer storms over the years have made international news for both their intensity […]
