How Often Should You Test Your Smoke Alarms?

Protect your home and loved ones with a simple habit: monthly smoke alarm checking. How frequently is enough? Experts suggest checking your smoke alarms at least once a month. The simple test ensures your alarms function and will sound if there’s smoke or fire. Why Monthly Testing MattersBatteries will run down unexpectedly—even on hard-wired alarms. […]

Electrical Fit-Outs for New Commercial Spaces

Starting a new business facility? Your electrical fit-out is the backbone of successful business performance, staff productivity, and future development. Record Electrical is expert at designing and installing tailored electrical solutions for Canberra companies, ensuring each system is efficient, safe, and meets demanding Australian standards. A specialist electrical installation provides: Safety: Proper wiring and enhanced […]

How to Prevent Circuit Breaker Tripping

Circuit breaker tripping is a frequent electrical fault that can drop power to your home and indicate underlying safety issues. At Record Electrical, Canberra’s preferred electricians, we think that prevention is the most effective way to maintain your electrical system in best condition and secure. Prevention Strategies for Circuit Breaker Tripping Avoid Overloading Circuits: Keep […]

Energy-Efficient Living Starts with the Right Switches

Energy-efficient home living begins with the seemingly insignificant but powerful choice of employing the proper switches in your home. An upgrade to modern switches such as dimmers or smart switches can actually reduce your power consumption by providing you precise control over lighting levels and timing. Dimmers reduce unnecessary brightness, saving power, while smart switches […]

Time to Upgrade Your Fluorescent Office Lights?

Are your office lighting fixtures dated or flickering at all the wrong moments? A new one from fluorescent lighting isn’t simply a fashion update—it’s a savvy business decision. Brighter, more efficient light from new LEDs is easy on the eyes and on the bottom line. They last longer, produce less heat, and can save you […]

Enhance Your Outdoor Living with Garden Lighting

Turn your garden into a beautiful, useful haven with professional garden lighting from Record Electrical, Canberra’s leading electrician of more than 20 years. Effective garden lighting does more than simply make your garden attractive—by lighting your living space well past sunset, it makes outdoor spaces perfect for entertaining, unwinding, and appreciating the evening majesty of […]

Maximise Comfort with Heated Towel Rail Installations

Add the bathroom component of your experience with the installation of a heated towel rail by the experienced electricians at Record Electrical in Canberra. Imagine yourself stepping out of the shower and wrapping yourself in a warm, dry towel each time—this small indulgence adds a comfort and convenience element to your daily routines. Hot towel […]

Motion Sensors: Smart Security That Saves Energy

Would you prefer a cost-effective way to improve the security of your home while, at the same time, cutting down on electricity bills? The answer is motion sensors. These advanced gadgets detect movement automatically, switching on lighting only when necessary—without the worry of leaving them on. This, in itself, promotes energy conservation and reassures you […]

Protect Your Home from Electrical Fires

Electrical fires are unpredictable and bring with them severe threats to property and personal safety. Prevention is the best defense, in our opinion at Record Electrical. Below are the steps of how to safeguard your home in Canberra: Common Electrical Fire HazardsOld wiring: Older buildings might contain wiring that isn’t equipped to support today’s appliances.Overloaded […]

Planning an Extension? Don’t Forget the Electrical!

Extending your home is a thrilling venture, but it’s simple to take the value of electrical planning for granted. Before the walls are erected, think about how your new extension will be powered, lit, and networked. Sound electrical design makes your extension not only look great, but safe and functional. Key Electrical ConsiderationsPower Points: Consider […]