Electrical Safety InspectionMidland, the Hills & Swan Valley
A proper sparkie's check before you buy, lease, sell or insure a property — switchboard, RCDs, smoke alarms, GPOs, earthing, fault testing — written report with everything that does and doesn't comply.
Why people book this
Pre-purchase
You've signed the offer, the building inspector flagged something electrical, and you want a real sparkie's eyes on it before settlement.
Pre-lease / property management
WA law requires RCDs and hardwired smoke alarms compliant on every tenancy change — a property manager wants the certificate before a new tenant signs.
Pre-sale
Settlement coming up, conveyancer needs the electrical compliance paperwork.
Insurance
Insurer wants a current safety inspection report before renewal, especially after a claim.
Just bought a house
You don't know what's behind the walls and you'd rather find out now than at 2am with smoke coming out of a power point.
What's in the inspection
Full visual switchboard check — RCDs present and functional, MCBs sized properly, neutrals not doubled, earthing intact, labels current.
RCD trip-time test on every protected circuit (push-button isn't enough — proper tester gives real ms response time).
Insulation resistance testing on every circuit. Old TPS cable degrades. We find it before it tracks to earth.
Loop impedance testing — confirms the earth fault loop will trip the breaker if there's a fault.
Hardwired smoke alarm check — installed correctly, interconnected, within the 10-year service life.
Visible cable check in roof spaces (where accessible) — rodents, water damage, melted insulation, dodgy junctions.
All accessible GPOs and switches — polarity correct, no warm sockets, no signs of arcing.
Earthing electrode and main earth bond intact, MEN connection correct.
Common jobs east of the river
Midvale rental at handover
RCD upgrade + 4 hardwired smoke alarms, certificate within 24 hours for the property manager.
Helena Valley acreage pre-purchase
Found a 1980s ceramic-fuse main board on a "renovated" listing. Quoted the upgrade before the buyer signed.
Caversham vineyard cellar door
Three-phase circuits hadn't been certified since the original install in 2008. Full insurance-grade report.
1970s Bellevue brick home
Post-claim insurance review — fault tracing on a circuit that kept tripping after a kitchen reno.
What to SMS
A photo of your switchboard (door open, full board visible) and a couple of lines on what you need the inspection for — sale, lease, insurance, peace of mind. Fixed price back from there.
FAQs
Do I get a written report?
Yes — full written certificate with every test result, every recommendation, and a compliance status against current WA standards. The kind of paperwork your conveyancer, insurer or property manager actually wants to see.
How long does an inspection take?
Standard domestic property — about 90 minutes to two hours on site, plus reporting. Hills acreage with sub-boards or commercial premises with three-phase = budget half a day.
Will I get a "fail" if there's something minor wrong?
The report flags every non-compliance, but not everything's a fail. Some things are "do this within 12 months" recommendations, some are "do this before tenanting", some are "fix today". You get the full picture, not pass/fail.