Electrical safety in the home
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Testing your residual current devices A Residual Current Device (RCD) is a safety device that prevents electrical shocks by automatically cutting off the power in your home. At least once a year, we will test your RCDs to make sure they are working, but you can also check the RCDs yourself. How to test your RCDs 1. Turn off all your electronic equipment (computers, TV’s etc.) 2. Find your RCDs. They are usually located in the outside meter box or in the switch board inside. All the RCDs should be in the ON position. 3. Press the TEST (T) button on each RCD and release. You should hear a click. 4. Each of the RCD levers should flip to the OFF position. This means the RCDs are working. 5. If any of the RCD levers don’t flip to the off position, there is a fault and you must report it to the maintenance
What should I do if I have an electrical issue in my property? If you experience a loss of power in the home, it may be an outage and will therefore affect your whole home and often others in the street. If you experience a loss of power in part of your home, then you can check your RCDs to see if it was caused by a faulty appliance. A faulty appliance can make an RCD trip to the off position and cut the power supply. By testing for a faulty appliance, you can avoid calling the maintenance hotline or Western Power. To test for a faulty appliance, unplug all your electrical items from their power points where you experienced the power loss. Reset your safety switch and plug in your appliances one at a time until you have found the faulty appliance. When the faulty appliance is plugged into the power point, it will trip your safety switch again indicating which appliance has the issue. Please remember, if you ever experience an electric shock or tingle, please call Western Power on 13 13 51.
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If you have any questions or want information about the committee, you can contact Amy Kidner at 0429 858 127 or email act@hcau.org.au. We can also put you in touch with our Chairperson,
Sue if you would rather speak to a fellow tenant about the committee.
hotline as soon as you can on 1800 203 383 .
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