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Electricity powers nearly every aspect of modern living. From keeping the lights on to running essential appliances, we often take it for granted…until something goes wrong. An electrical emergency can strike without warning, creating serious risks to both people and property. These situations are more common than many homeowners realise. Severe storms, outdated wiring in […]
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 […]
With much of Sydney currently able to connect to the NBN or close to connection-ready and over 10 million homes across the country able to connect the prevalence of scams from people claiming to represent the NBN Co is on the increase. Scammers often ask for access to your computer or ask for personal or […]
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. […]