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Bathroom Extraction Fans

Extractor Fan

Mould on your bathroom ceiling?

Got a rental and your tenants just can’t be bothered to clean it?

Is the paint peeling on your bathroom ceiling?

Is your mirror fogged up every time you use the shower?

Just done a new reno on your bathroom and don’t want to have to spend thousands to redo it all again?

 

Moisture from your shower can destroy your bathroom devaluing your property.

 

When you have a hot shower steam rises and if it can’t escape it will condensate on the under side of your ceiling making the perfect breeding environment for mould and bacteria.

Over time black spots will appear getting larger by the day and your paint will start to peel.

 

Sure you could do it the hard way and spend hours scrubbing and cleaning.

Or you could do it the easy way and install a bathroom extraction fan.

 

There are two main types a simple extraction fan placed above your shower or a 3 in 1 extraction fan.

The 3 in 1 has two or four heat lamps, a small lamp and an extraction fan.

 

How do they compare?

 

Well, the 3 in 1 is cheaper about $89 whereas the normal extraction fan cost about $150 (depending on the type you choose).

The 3 in 1 usually has a single 75Watt lamp which can be a little too dim at times but you can fix that by turning the heat lamps on.

The heat lamps are great if its a cold winter but if you turn on all four heat lamps you’ll cook.

A friend of mine claims he got sunburnt by using all four!

 

Perhaps the biggest advantage of using a plain extraction fan is that it is directly above the shower.

This means that more moisture will get sucked up by the extraction fan. Less water escapes.

 

Note: A 3 in 1 is not designed to be placed directly above the shower.

 

Word of Warning: When it comes to buying an extraction fan choose one which has a motor of at least 38-40Watts. Cheaper ones just don’t have the grunt.

A good one should be able to suck out all the damp air by the time you have finished getting dressed.

Otherwise you will have to install a fan timer.

A fan timer is also good for when multiple people use the shower one after the other.

 

Need an extraction fan?

Call Blue Light Electrical Ltd

027 572 7000

 

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No Job Too Small

Double Power Point

No Job Too Small We Do It All!!!

After hearing about the complaints of some of my customers I came up with this phrase and decided to focus on the little guys who have little problems that they wanted sorted.

I have been told that electricians are hard to get a hold of. Too many of them are too busy chasing after the big jobs. Not that I blame them, that’s where the money is.

I’ll do the small jobs. Little things like broken light bulbs, light switches, power points and faulty phone cabling.

So if you have a small job give me a call.

Blue Light Electrical Ltd  mobile: 027 572 7000

 

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International Plugs and Power

Internation Plugs

A little bit more about International Plugs and Power.

USA, Canada and Japan use 110 Volts AC power.

NZ, Australia, the UK and South Africa all use 230 Volts AC power.

Both Australia and NZ use the same power and plugs, however the UK and South Africa use different plugs.

SA and the UK also have different plugs from each other.

Why do different countries use different plugs and have different electrical voltages?

Because everybody wants to do their own thing!!!

It would be so much easier if everybody was to do the same thing. But NO!! Everybody wants to be different.

Such is life.

The USA was the first country to supply electricity on a large scale to the public. Called the national grid.

It was discovered later that 230 Volts AC power ran more efficiently than 110 Volts. Therefore smaller cables and electrical switchgear could be used making installation costs cheaper. One for NZ!

Most metals are good conductors of electric current. Copper is a better conductor than steel and gold is a better, yet more expensive, conductor than copper.

For this reason gold is used in microchips.

Putting it simply, the faster electric current will flow through a chip the faster it will work.

If you need an Auckland based Electrician call Blue Light Electrical on 027 572 7000.

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Sparking Appliances

Wall Fan Heater

If any sparks appear coming form your appliance switch it off immediately and call an Electrician.

Sparks = Fire!!!
The last thing you want is your house to burn down.

Winter is the time when fires from heaters are most likely to appear.

Things to watch out for:
1. Keep all heaters and candles away from curtains especially ones blowing in the wind.
2. Check to see if any leads have the wires exposed or are frayed.
3. Dark brown spots on electric blankets. These could indicate faulty wiring.
4. Close the fire curtain on fires that are sparking.
5. If you need to answer the phone turn the cooking off or check it regularly.

Things to NOT do:
1. Don’t place clothing over heaters to dry. They will burn.
2. Don’t use faulty appliances.
3. Don’t try to fix any faulty electrical appliance with the lead still plugged in.
4. Don’t let your children play with candles or matches.

Teach your children that they shouldn’t use matches. Only an adult should use them.
Be a good example to your children. If you do stupid things with fire they will do them.

Things to do:
1. Fit a smoke detector and replace the battery if it constantly beeps.
2. Call an Electrician if any appliance, light fitting or anything electrical is faulty.

If you have any further queries call Blue Light Electrical on Mob. 027 572 7000.

This article also appears at http://bluelightelectrical.blogspot.co.nz/

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International Plugs and Wiring

Internation Plugs

Just a thought. When you shift to a new country you may find that the plugs on your appliances are different to the ones in your new country.

Note: the thing on the end of your appliances cable is called a plug and the thing on the wall is called a socket.

Also, you may find that the electricity rating is different. For example, New Zealand supplies 230V to all households. In America, their electricity network runs at 110V.

Check out the electricity rating before you shift. Some appliances may not work in your new country and you maybe forced to leave them behind. Use Google.

To use your appliances in your new country you may have to do more than just change the plug. Some appliances have a switch on the back where you can select the voltage. Check this and your new country’s electricity rating BEFORE you plug in your appliances otherwise you may damage them beyond repair.

Often at airport terminals and tourist shops you can find plug adaptors which you can put on the end of your plug to use foreign power points. Ideally buy these before you shift.

I would recommend employing an electrician should you decide to change any plugs. I have seen so many DIY types get it wrong. Often they didn’t terminate the cables correctly, sometimes they switched the cables (green, brown and blue) around. Potentially very dangerous. All to save a few dollars.

One other thing….the colours of the internal cables of appliance leads can be colour coded differently from country to country.

In New Zealand the colour code for appliance leads is: Green and yellow=earth; Brown=phase/active and; Blue=neutral. Phase is sometimes called the live wire.

In New Zealand the colour code for household wiring (the wiring in the walls) is: Green=earth; Red=phase/active and Black=neutral.

One thing that I want to add here is….. some people think you can only get a shock off the red one. They think that the black is safe to touch. NO IT ISN’T!!!!! It is possible to get a shock off the black one. DON’T TOUCH ANY WIRES!! Consider all wires to be live (carrying electricity) and are potentially capable of killing you.

So you’ve had a shock before and it didn’t kill you. That doesn’t mean that it won’t. Consider yourself lucky. Try loading a gun with one bullet and play Russian roulette. One of these days…..

Blue Light Electrical 027 572 7000

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$60 per hour

$60 per hour.  Blue Light Electrical charges $60 p/hr plus $20 for travel.

You can’t beat us on pricing!

You may remember that last year we were charging out our hourly rate at $55 p/hr.

Due to high demand we have increased our rate to $60 p/hr. Still good value for money.

 

 

BUT don’t assume that because we are cheap that we don’t offer quality service.

No! On the contrary we pride ourselves in offering our customers high quality reliable service at affordable prices.

Unlike some cowboys we don’t try to save money by using cheap products.

If it ain’t reliable we ain’t going to use it. No way!

Call Blue Light Electrical for a no-nonsense electrician.

Call us on 027 572 7000.

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Blue Light Electrical

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Blue Light Electrical Mob. 027 572 7000.

Based in East Auckland, Blue Light Electrical is an electrical company that services mainly residential customers.

Blue Light Electrical can help you with all of your lighting, power, security alarm and data cabling requirements.

What is data cabling? Simply put, it is the cabling in your walls that is used by your telephone and computor.

We have recently purchased the domain name www.bluelightelectrical.co.nz.

Call us on 027 572 7000.