Electrical Safety

Does your home have properly functioning smoke alarms? Are they installed strategically throughout the house? When was the last time you tested them? When was the last time you got them replaced? Do they live up to the latest Australian standards for fire safety?   As licensed electricians in Ballarat, we believe these are some

If you are planning to move to a new property that may or may not be too old, it’s worth taking a step back and consider if the home you are about to buy needs an energy audit? Wondering why is this so important? As licensed electricians in Ballarat, we have seen way too many

Do you live in a Ballarat home built in the 60’s? Are you aware of the electrical dangers that may be lurking in your beautiful home just because it has not been updated to suit the present-day electrical requirements? As Ballarat is born and bred licensed electricians we know that old homes are simply love

With spring season officially kicking off in just a few days, it’s time to start ticking off some small but important items of your checklist to keep your home free of electrical hazards. When it comes to electricity, at MJ Electricians Ballarat, we believe that safety comes before anything else. So we have made a

As licensed electricians in Ballarat, when we visit homes and recommend our clients to install safety switches on all circuits, we are asked more or less a similar question every time: I already have a safety switch. Isn’t one enough? The answer we give them is “No”. You need to install safety switches on all

When you don’t have enough power points in your home, having a working one in the place you want it seems like a blessing. Just plug in and run the appliance. Sounds simple enough! But what if this most frequently used power point stops to work. The only time we turn attention to our power

Lashing storms, lightning, rain, and flash floods, that’s the weather update you hear when you check on the news these days in Ballarat. But you can avoid potential dangers of the on-going severe weather conditions and make your home electrically safe by preparing your property for storms and flooding and knowing how to handle anything

Electrical problems that appear to be harmless, like a loose outlet or a damaged extension cord, if ignored for extended periods of time can become hazardous. Never consider any electrical issue too small to take care of later. Following are some of the most common electrical faults in homes and must be fixed at their