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Are you Storm Ready?

Published: September 05, 2017

Storm Season in Brisbane is just around the corner, so now is the time to make sure that you are storm ready. Are your gutters cleaned, trees trimmed, and loose items stowed away? The Queensland Government has launched a new website aimed at getting Queenslanders ready for extreme weather events.......

Is your Air Conditioner secured correctly?

Published: September 05, 2017

With the storm season now well and truly upon us, it is time you made sure that your rooftop air conditioning units are securely fixed down. We have just finished repairing air conditioning units that were blown off their supports in the latest Brisbane storms. Not only can these be lethal if the......

Christmas Lights Safety Checklist

Published: September 05, 2017

With Christmas just around the corner, we are all starting to put up our Christmas Lights. Below are some key points to consider when putting up your lights so you don't become another statistic from either electrocution or fire. Christmas Lights Checklist - for a safe Christmas! 1. Check that y......

Receive Energex $250 Reward To Switch To Tariff 33

Published: September 05, 2017

As part of Energex's Positive Payback initiative, which aims to reduce peak electricity demand, they are rewarding Brisbane residents who connect their pool pump to Economy Tariff 33 before 30 June 2015 with $250. Energex Positive Payback Pool pumps can be one of the most power greedy electrica......

Broken appliance - Repair or replace?

Published: September 05, 2017

Repair or replace? We've all had to make this decision at some stage in our lives. Even as kids we had to decide if it was worth spending two hours winding back in the tape of our favourite 'Frankie Goes To Hollywood' cassette when the tape recorder ate it, again. Or break open the piggy bank and......

Why is my shower leaking?

Published: September 05, 2017

You can see the signs, the paint in the hallway is starting to bubble and there's a really nasty musty, damp smell to that end of the house. Mould allergy anyone? But short of taking a sledgehammer to the bathroom, how do you find out where the water is coming from so you can get someone to fix i......

Reduce allergies with a clean air conditioner

Published: September 05, 2017

Do you or anyone in your family suffer from hayfever? Got the sneezes, a running nose or an irritating dry cough? It could be that your air conditioner is to blame for your health problems. Dirty filters or mould growth on your air conditioner coil and in the drain pan can cause respiratory issue......

Does your home still have a faulty Solar PV isolator switch?

Published: September 05, 2017

Many residences around Brisbane still have faulty solar PV DC isolators fitted to solar power systems putting their homes at risk of fire every day. The recall of the various brands of defective solar PV isolator switches has been occurring over the last few years but authorities advise......

Now you can have sparkling water on tap in your home

Published: September 05, 2017

Ever since Joseph Priestly worked out how to put bubbles in water in 1767 people have been obsessed with sparkling water. Often seen as a drink for the wealthy, mineral water companies like San Pellegrino and Perrier have made millions marketing their product as premium drinks. Thanks to new inno......