Plumbers with Restricted Electrical Licences -Heat Pumps are now included – The Electrical Safety Office – Licencing section, has advised that a Plumbers with Restricted Electrical Licence ,now include Disconnect and reconnect of all Water heaters, including heat pumps. If your restricted electrical licence excludes heat pumps and you want to disconnect repair and reconnect heat […]
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Hot Water Isolation Switch -RCD Circuit required ( NEW INSTALLS ONLY )- New Rules October 2017
Good news! You do not need to fit an isolation switch to existing Hot water units, even if you replace the unit like for like. ONLY new wiring installation from OCTOBER 2017 require a new isolation switch to be fitted from day one. All new electric Hot Water units require an isolation switch to be […]
Winter Energy Saving Tips – Gas and Electrical
The mornings are getting a little too cold for me, making it hard not to reach over to the heater and turn it on. So this winter, consider saving energy with these tips. Make the most of the sun Let the light in during the day and open your curtains to allow the sunlight to […]
Trade Tips: Staying Cool in this Heatwave
In case you weren’t aware, Australia’s preparing for a massive heatwave over the next few days. So we thought it was worth sharing our tips for staying cool in this heat. If you’re working onsite, there are a number of ways to reduce the effects the warm weather has on you, so here are our […]
Three Ways To Build Your Network As a Gas Fitter
Are you leveraging your professional network as well as you could be? Here are three ways to build your network as a gas fitter. “84% of consumers reported always or sometimes taking action based on personal recommendations” – Nielson. 1.Impressions really do count The more places we show our face, the more opportunities we have […]
Complementing Your Skills – Type B Gas and Restricted Electrical
Just like wine and cheese are the perfect combination, the same goes for certain training programs. While finding the perfect pair may not always be easy, but we’ve put together a little guide for you so that you can gain a better understanding of where your career could be going. From my personal experience, I’ve found that […]
What is Gas Combustion?
Combustion happens when usually a fossil fuel reacts with air oxygen to generate heat. The heat produced by the burning of a fossil fuel is used in the process of equipment like engines, boilers, kilns, and furnaces. Besides the heat, water and carbon dioxide are produced as byproducts of the exothermic reaction. Through observing and […]
Why do we Test and Tag? Why do a course !
Information surrounding test and tag requirements can be found in AS/NZS 3760:2010, however in this article we talk about the requirements for test and tag. The regulations outline that appliances located within a hostile environment must be inspected, tested and tagged by a competent person along with issuing a record. Items not located within a hostile […]
Type A Gas – Skills Refresher Training
Do you feel like your Type A Gas skills are perhaps a little outdated? Or have you let your licence lapse, and now found out that you need to recomplete training in order to obtain your Type A Gas licence again? Bizmatrix offer the skills refresher training in order to renew your gas licence, also […]
Test and Tag Benefits!
Test and tagging your appliances is important to ensure that your appliances are safe to use. Through being able to complete your own test and tag work you will be able to reap a number of benefits including: Save money! Keep your work in house and be able to do your own test and tagging. […]