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Electrician’s in Melbourne A Blunt’s technicians’ number one priority is you. We make sure that when we perform a service in your home, the end result is exactly what you imagined. We take the time to make sure we leave … Continued
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Even with summer behind us, most Melbourne home owners agree that the monthly cost for home electricity remains on the high side. In fact, over the past several months the average cost has risen by about $185 per year. And … Continued
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Surge diverters protect your property from voltage surges such as those resulting from a lightning strike. A surge diverter captures voltage spikes in the wiring that would otherwise be transferred into equipment within your property. Blunt’s Electrical were recently called … Continued
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If you don’t already have a home electrician, we’d like to give you several good reasons to consider Blunt’s for your next electrical wiring or repair job. First, we do it all: Smart wiring Ceiling fan installation New lighting fixture … Continued
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Blunt’s Electrical were recently called out to perform repairs on a massive crystal chandelier. The job involved replacing all thirty globes in the fitting. This time consuming task required each piece of crystal surrounding each globe to be removed one-by-one … Continued
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Switchboard Upgrade / Replacement in Melbourne Last week Blunt’s Electrical completed a switchboard upgrade at a house in Kooyong. The existing switchboard needed replacing because it was not rated highly enough against water and UV. This can be dangerous as … Continued
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Surge diverters protect your property from voltage surges such as those resulting from a lightning strike. A surge diverter captures voltage spikes in the wiring that would otherwise be transferred into the equipment within your property. Blunt’s Electrical was recently … Continued
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More than 92% of Victoria’s supply of electricity comes from the burning of brown coal. And while alternative sources of electricity – such as solar and natural gas – are slowly catching up, health and environmental risks abound in the … Continued
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Last week Blunt’s attended an emergency call out to a building that had partially lost power. The fault was found to be a blown mains connection box, where the power is supplied to the building from the street. This fault … Continued
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By Keeping Your Refrigerator and Freezer in Top Working Order, They’ll Last Longer & Conserve Energy. Keeping your refrigerator running well has multiple benefits, including added food safety, longer lifespan, fewer repairs, energy conservation, and lower utility costs. Not bad … Continued
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Hiring a Melbourne electrical contractor can take some time but, when you consider what’s at stake – including your personal safety – you’ll find it’s time well spent. The obvious things you’re looking for are: Ability to do the work … Continued
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Energy Costs are Rising Here in Melbourne, but there are Things You can do to Bring them Back Down to Earth. Anyone remember life before color TV’s? Business offices before fax machines? When we played charades because we didn’t have … Continued
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Imagine yourself just getting home from work and a neighbor, somewhat on edge, stops by to tell you that a burglary took place just two blocks away earlier that day. So here’s the question: as a Melbourne home owner, are … Continued
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Your kitchen and other household appliances are things of convenience. That’s why you have them. But they’re also potential sources for electrical shock and fire, and that’s something that no one wants to experience. Well, one great place to practice … Continued
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If your home was built any time from the early 1990s and on, safety switch installation was mandatory on your power outlet circuits. For homes in Australia built since 2000, most states require safety switches for light and power circuits. … Continued
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What happens if you lose power in your home or office and you don’t have back-up battery power for your computer or other electronic devices? It means that any device without its own back-up battery power immediately shuts down, thus … Continued
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While interior lighting is important to home security, outdoor lighting is vital. You see, the best way to stop burglars is to prevent them from getting on your property – or inside your home – in the first place. But … Continued
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If you’ve been looking at alternative means to cool your Melbourne home, have you considered the several advantages that a split system air conditioner can provide? Unlike a central air conditioning system, split systems generate cool air through wall-mounted blowers. … Continued
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If your home isn’t already equipped with Smart Wiring, you pretty much have a wiring jungle on your hands, especially if you have such modern conveniences as phone & fax lines, pay TV cabling, sound, computer and Internet, intelligent lighting, … Continued
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Most Melbourne area residents have an interest in saving money whilst helping to conserve our natural resources. Ceiling fans provide a natural energy saving cooling solution. Most ceiling fans use only about as much power as a 60 watt light … Continued
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Whether you own a business or just a home, a video surveillance system could be just what you need. Most people think of video surveillance as some high tech system that is only necessary for large businesses or properties in … Continued
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Cover Your Power Plugs and Protect Children from Electrical Wires Electrical shock causes deaths and injuries each year. An electrical shock occurs whenever a child touches an electrically charged object, while touching another surface that can conduct the electricity to … Continued
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Many of our customers are pretty handy at various household chores. Some more so than others, of course, but we are frequently quite amazed at what a little time, patience, and creativity can accomplish. At the same time, many of … Continued
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Our customers are always amazed at home simple and affordable it can be to add beauty and style to their homes through a variety of indoor lighting techniques. Here are 5 indoor lighting tips to help spark an idea or … Continued
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Timely access to information depends on the reliability and integration of your communications technologies. Installing & maintaining structured cabling systems allow you to integrate all your current telecommunications applications while providing flexibility to accommodate future technologies. The alternative? Slow, expensive, … Continued
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Our lad Jeremey, while on a job recently, discovered the reason why the client’s lights weren’t working. Because their original downlights weren’t installed correctly it caused a couple of small fires, and in turn caused the electrical wires to malfunction. … Continued
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One of our technicians, Brian, discovered, to his delight, the remains of an electrified rat in a client’s switchboard. The cold winter months have obviously driven some creatures to extremes in order to stay warm.
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Do you have a single-bulb lighting fixture in your kitchen? Probably not, as those days are pretty much gone. Darker, drearier kitchens have been transformed by more vibrant, useful, and decorative lighting schemes, of which there are many types to … Continued
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Most lighting designers spend all their time designing interior lighting, and many times outdoor lights are neglected. At Blunt’s, we believe outdoor lighting is every bit as important for both your personal enjoyment and the ultimate resale value of your … Continued
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Good Advice for Home Owners in Kew, Hawthorn & MalvernHere’s a hypothetical situation that isn’t all that far-fetched.An “individual” is walking through your neighbourhood and suddenly appears on your doorstep and rings the doorbell. You’re not expecting anyone but you decide … Continued
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According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, household burglary is one of the most widespread crimes in Australia – with around 335,700 break-ins recorded in 2009-10. Money is most commonly stolen (19 per cent) followed by jewellery (18 per cent). … Continued
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We all depend on electricity in our homes for the normal functions of everyday living. But when you look at a higher-than-normal electrical company bill, do you ever wonder where the increased usage came from? Well, by knowing which appliances … Continued
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Given that the power can go out in your home at any time and for a wide variety of reasons, it’s always best to have a contingency plan in place. That will help you to think more clearly and act … Continued
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What’s more important than your home’s structure? The people and special belongings in it. With that in mind, one of the most important things you can do to protect your loved ones and belongings is to install the right kind … Continued
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Home computing is a growing area of household energy use. With the number of computers used in Australia expected to more than double to around 53.5 million by 2020, energy usage also is rapidly rising. The good news is that … Continued
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Alister Blunt. the founder of Blunts ‘Your Home Electrician’, has been installing security systems in the greater Melbourne area for nearly 20 years. This was Alister’s first company car, a very suave looking 1981 Ford Falcon XD, to deliver him … Continued