Ken Hall Electricians provide smoke alarm installation, testing, inspection & certification.
Smoke Alarms Installation and Service
Ensure your smoke alarm is up to date and functional
The safety of you and your family is paramount and making sure your smoke alarms are up to date and functional is our priority. It is essential to keep your smoke alarms in working order with back up batteries at your fingertips.
Ken Hall Electricians provide smoke alarm installation, testing, inspection & certification. You want to make sure that everyone in your home or business has the earliest detection of a fire to ensure quick evacuation.
Smoke Alarm Safety & Compliance For Rental Properties
Residential landlords are responsible for ensuring compliance, working smoke alarms are installed in their rental property.
In accordance with South Australian legislation, all homes must be fitted with working, compliant smoke alarms. Failure to do so would make the rental property non-compliant. If you’re wondering, “can I install smoke alarms myself?”, read our blog here.
How to maintain the smoke alarm at your rental property:
For hardwired alarms, arrange for the 9V backup battery to be changed every 12 months. Battery powered alarms with non-replaceable batteries need replacing every 10 years. You can also test if the alarm sounder is working by pressing the test button until you hear a loud alert tone. Lastly, every 6 months, carefully dust off any bugs or spiderwebs that may have covered and compromised the alarm.
Even easier again, liaise with your Rental Property Manager and arrange for a licensed electrician to complete a smoke alarm safety check. Having your smoke alarms installed or serviced by a licensed electrician will also result in a Certificate of Compliance (COC) being issued giving additional peace of mind to your tenants while increasing protection of your investment.
All homes in South Australia must be fitted with working smoke alarms
According to the SA Government website in smoke alarms, https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/p... the regulations are as follows:
Homes or residential rental properties purchased before 1 February 1998
You are required to fit a replaceable battery powered smoke alarm.
Homes or residential rental properties purchased on or after 1 February 1998
Regulation 76B of the Development Regulations 2008 requires a smoke alarm (or smoke alarms) be fitted within six months from the day on which title is transferred and be either:
- a 240 volt, mains-powered smoke alarm
- a 10-year life, non-replaceable, non-removable, permanently connected battery powered smoke alarm.
Homes or residential rental properties built on or after 1 January 1995
The Building Code of Australia requires a 240 volt, mains powered smoke alarm.
