It’s resolution season, and with resolution season comes a host of DIY jobs, handymen promises and private agreements regarding the state of ones home. While we’re not suggesting your carefully pondered goals are anything to dismiss, some resolutions aren’t supposed to be kept, particularly those regarding the home. So while you plan your DIY projects and survey the house, remember the following jobs should be left the experts at Bevan Robinson Electrical.
Fan Repair and Installation
Ceiling fans have been around for a very long time, hanging around even after the powerhouse air-con tackled the market and supplanted the humble blades as the coolant of choice. We won’t even mention the power bill that comes with having “the best”, as it’s been well documented the ceiling fan is certainly the most power efficient solution on the market. If you’re considering installing one of your own for this reasons, or repairing another that is already there, rethink your idea. The ceiling fan itself may look like a simple piece of engineering, but the wiring connecting the fan to the main box is a complex mechanism. A potentially deadly, complex mechanism. No amount of YouTube videos can prepare you for what’s up there or what’s required.
Washing Machine Repair
Within your washing machine lurks a computer; granted, it’s certainly not packing the same amount of punch as your desktop beast or even your laptop – think smartphone stripped down, attached to a motherboard. And therein lies the rub, because modern washing machines are attached to a motherboard, they contain circuits you wouldn’t expect. Unless you know washing machine repair intimately, across a range of brands (brands do differ greatly from year to model), opening up the machine itself to tinker around with the motherboard is the best way to ensure the washing machine won’t work the next time you turn it on. You may even make it worse. You may blow the circuit or cause the machine to short out.
Rewiring the House
You saw a guy or girl on the internet, they rewired their house without help – they weren’t hurt or adversely affected. Truthfully, this person either a) absolutely fluked it b) had an electrician off-camera guiding them or c) hold an electrical qualification themselves. Don’t put yourself into the a category – flukes are very rare in this industry. Fizzy, fried hair on the other hand (or much worse) is a regular occurrence when everyday DIY’ers compete with years of experience, education and up-skilling. While it’s great to take matters into your own hands, any wiring work should be completed by a qualified professional, in a safe and secure way. Don’t risk your life.