Skip to main content

Reason for installing Circuit Breakers


Many of the older houses around The Gold Coast still have their original wiring and fuse boards. While these were adequate when the building was built, many are not able to support all the electrical gadgetry most modern lifestyles require. Your friendly local electrician in Elanora will be able to advise you on your best options and upgrade your system, installing circuit breakers to more adequately safeguard your home to prevent problems occurring such as electrical fires.

Circuit breakers are much more convenient

Apart from the safety issues, circuit breakers are much more convenient to use than fuses. If you have fuses and they blow, unless you are very familiar with your fuse box, it can be hard to find the fuse that’s blown. Often you have to check each fuse, then when you locate the fuse that’s blown you need to find the correct sized fuse wire and install it. This can be difficult in the dark, it’s very important to replace the fuse wire with the correct size as if it’s too small it will quickly blow again and if it’s too large it could allow the wiring it protects to overheat causing a fire.

Circuit breakers are very easy to locate as they switch themselves off when the circuit becomes overloaded. This is very obvious as you can see the switch has moved to the off position when tripped and it’s a simple action of switching it back on to close the circuit again.

Circuit breakers are safer than fuse links

You don’t need fuse wire at all, in fact, all you need is a touch or flashlight and you can reset the circuit in seconds. Circuit breakers actually contain a fuse inside, this gives you double protection so, if in the unlikely event that the circuit breaker doesn’t trip (which is very rare) the fuse will blow.
Because they do not blow, meaning they do not get hot and melt as a fuse does there isn’t a problem with heat and a possibility of fire. When a fuse blows it can cause an arc, a very hot spark that has the potential of causing a fire.

Upgrading you electrics with modern circuit breakers

Often, if you have a building with a fuse box you will also have old wiring and often these need to be upgraded so they can safely cope with the extra loads you are placing on them. The insulation on many older wires can over time break down and rodent’s can be attracted to electrical wiring as chewing it helps keep their teeth in check.

Ask your friendly electricians in Elanora to give you a quote on upgrading your fuse box and install circuit breakers and at the same time checking your wiring so you can be sure of your families and your own safety. Overloaded circuits are the main cause of electrical problems around the home. If you use strip adapters and double plugs you’re most likely overloading your circuits

Circuit breakers are a sensible safety measure that you can have installed in your home of workplace to protect your property and family. The cost is minimal and they provide peace of mind knowing you are well protected and can easily reset the circuits if required.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tips to maintain your home electrical wiring

The home electrical system is of prime importance in all our lives. We all depend upon it for so many of our vital needs such as lighting, keeping our food refrigerated, heating and cooling as well as for our communication and entertainment needs. Although it’s one of our most useful services it’s also potentially one of the most lethal. We need the services of people like our local electrician in Reedy Creek to install, repair and maintain all our electrics. Having a well installed and maintained electrical system will help keep you safe and give you peace of mind. These tips will help to ensure your home electrics are well maintained and safe: Routine Check Ups Just like going to your health professionals yearly for checkups helps to maintain a healthy body, having your home wiring checked annually ensures your wiring and whole electrical system is in good working order. This also helps to identify risks or potential problems that if left unchecked could cause serious...
Post a Comment
Read more

What can be the reasons your safety switches keep tripping?

One of the most important safety features your local electrician on Gold Coast can install in your home is safety switches on your circuitry. Safety switches are often confused with circuit breakers and surge protectors which are installed to protect equipment and wiring. Safety switches role is to protect life, they do this by monitoring the movement of current as it passes through your electrical wiring and instantly disconnect the electricity if they detect any differences or changes. When a safety switch in your home keeps tripping or shutting off your current it can be for any of these reasons: ·        Damaged or faulty appliances When an appliance gets old, worn or damaged it can leak extra current. When this happens your safety switch will be activated and turn the current off. The best way to find a faulty appliance that leaking extra current is to disconnect all appliances on a circuit and try them individually ·     ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why you should get a professional to look after your electrical needs

The number one reason you should hire a qualified, licensed and professional electrician on The Gold Coast to do any type of electrical work is for safety. Electricity cannot be smelt, seen or heard under normal circumstances. You can hear crackling sounds, smell a burnt smell and see sparks or flashes when something goes wrong and you definitely can feel it when you get a shock or are electrocuted, but under normal circumstances, electricity is invisible to all your senses, which is why you need to get a professional to safely look after your electrical needs. Some other reasons you should have a licensed electrician on Gold Coast do all of your electrical work are: ·        You are not allowed to do any electrical work yourself by law in Australia It can be tempting to do an electrical job yourself; you can see that it’s straightforward and apart from saving you a little money, you need it done straight away and do not want to wait for a licenced e...
Post a Comment
Read more