Isolation Switch Installation Melbourne

Properly installed isolation switches save lives! Installation of an isolation switch on air-conditioners, hot water units and electric/induction stoves by a licensed electrician is now mandatory.

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Isolation Switch Installation Requirements in Melbourne

Air-Conditioners and Hot Water Units

Electrical Safety Regulations in Victoria make it mandatory for all air-conditioning & hot water units to have a lockable isolation switch installed nearby (but not on) the unit. This is so that the unit can be fully isolated from power for maintenance purposes. This is essential for the safety of anyone who works on or maintains the A/C or hot water unit in your Melbourne home.

Electrics Stoves & Induction Cooktops

Victorian Electrical Safety Regulations also state that all electric stoves or induction cooktops must have an isolation switch installed close by (but not too close) to the cooktop. This is so that the cooktop can be fully isolated from mains power for maintenance purposes and in the event of a fault/incident (eg. cooking fire).

Isolation switches can be retrofitted to existing cooktops for safety, but MUST be installed on all new cooktops by a licensed electrician.

Isolation switch installation next to a hot water unit in a Melbourne home

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Common Problems with Isolation Switches

  • No isolation switch – does not meet electrical safety requirements as it cannot be isolated from power for maintenance or in the case of emergency
  • Isolation switch is located ON the air-conditioner or hot water unit –there have been a number of fatalities of workers due to the installation of isolation switches ON air-conditioner and hot water units. If the isolation switch is located ON the unit itself, then there is still some live cabling within the unit even when the switch is turned off, which can lead to electrocution
  • Isolation switch is located too close to the stove/cooktop – in the case of an emergency such as a cooking fire, you must be able to isolate power to the cooktop without having to reach OVER the flames to access the switch

If you don't know whether your isolation switches meet current electrical regulations, give us a call. Isolation switch installation is mandatory in many situations and must be undertaken by a licensed electrician.

Isolation switch installed by a licensed electrician for an induction cooktop

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Toorak
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