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Safety switches (RCDs) cut power in 30 milliseconds — fast enough to save a life. We install them across the Mornington Peninsula for homes, rentals, and businesses.
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A safety switch (RCD) detects leaking current and cuts power in 30 milliseconds — fast enough to save a life. Impulse Electrical installs and tests safety switches on power and lighting circuits across the Mornington Peninsula for homes, rental properties, and businesses. Licensed A Grade electrician (A53308), with free quotes and a Certificate of Electrical Safety on every job.
A safety switch is the single most important piece of electrical safety equipment in your home. On the Mornington Peninsula, a large number of older properties — particularly in Frankston, Mornington, Rosebud and Rye — still don't have safety switches on all circuits. That's a serious risk that's easy and relatively inexpensive to fix.
✅ How to test your safety switch:
• Find the safety switch in your switchboard (labelled RCD or Test)
• Press the test button — power to that circuit should cut out immediately
• If it doesn't trip, or won't reset, call us — it needs replacing
• Test every 6 months as recommended by Energy Safe Victoria
Yes. New homes and major renovations in Victoria must have safety switches on all power and lighting circuits. Rental properties must have safety switches installed on all circuits — this is a legal requirement for Victorian landlords. Older owner-occupied homes aren't legally required to retrofit, but it's strongly recommended.
A circuit breaker protects your wiring and appliances from overloading. A safety switch (RCD) protects people from electrocution — it detects when current is leaking (through a person, for example) and cuts power in 30 milliseconds. You need both. Many older switchboards have circuit breakers but no safety switches.
A single safety switch added to an existing switchboard typically costs contact us for a quote. If your switchboard needs upgrading to accommodate safety switches, the full upgrade is contact us for a quote depending on size. We provide free quotes and honest advice on what your property actually needs.
Every 6 months, as recommended by Energy Safe Victoria. Find the safety switch in your switchboard (labelled RCD or Test) and press the test button — power to that circuit should cut out immediately. Reset it afterwards. If it doesn't trip, or won't reset, call a licensed electrician — the safety switch needs replacing.
A safety switch (RCD) protects people from electrocution. It constantly monitors the current in a circuit and, if it detects current leaking — through a person, for example — it cuts the power in 30 milliseconds, fast enough to save a life. That's different from a circuit breaker, which protects wiring and appliances from overloading. A safe home needs both.
Yes. Victorian rental properties must have safety switches installed on all circuits — it's a legal requirement for landlords. Impulse Electrical carries out rental property compliance checks and certification across the Mornington Peninsula, installing safety switches on power and lighting circuits and issuing a Certificate of Electrical Safety on all work.
Often yes, but not always. Some older switchboards don't have the space or condition to accommodate modern safety switches, in which case a switchboard upgrade is the safest path. Many older homes in Frankston, Mornington, Rosebud, and Rye still lack safety switches on all circuits. We assess your board, give honest advice on what's actually needed, and provide a free quote.
