We all know that we can’t do without our electricity for any length of time here in Australia and nothing in our homes would work if we didn’t have it.
When we do experience brown outs and even blackouts, our lives grind to a halt and we are unable to do anything constructive until the power comes back on.
There are other occasions when you may lose your electricity and it might be because your electrical system is very old and it hasn’t been serviced in quite some time. Not only is it incredibly inconvenient but it is also very dangerous as a significant amount of property damage can happen if an electrical fire begins.
If you haven’t had your systems checked in quite some time then you need to be able to turn to a service provider like Skyco Trades to come out your property and offer you their residential electrical services.
If you have no idea what you’re doing and you start messing around with your electricity then you will leave yourself open to electric shocks and injuries that might even lead to your death.
Your DIY skills are absolutely no help to you here when it comes to electricity and because electrical work is incredibly complicated, it is always best to leave this type of work to the professionals because then you are opening yourself to the following risks.
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Potential fire hazards
If you try to do an electrical repair by yourself then you do not have the right equipment or the correct tool that needs to be used, then any repairs that you do may result in a house fire. In all likelihood, you will leave some part of the electrical cable exposed and this can lead to a short circuit in your system and then the electrical fire will follow.
You may get electrocuted
Hopefully, you will only get a mild shock but if you experience a high voltage one then this could lead to a very bad injury or even your demise.
You need to remember that all of the appliances inside your home operate under a different level of voltage and so if you are working with your oven for example in your kitchen, then that has a much higher voltage and any kind of mistake at all can lead to your electrocution and an ambulance may have to be called.
You have no training & no licence
Every professional electrician in Australia has to go through essential training for something like four years and even then they are not allowed to do work by themselves.
They have to spend a further two years watching an experienced professional before they are even allowed to do any work by themselves. You possess none of this and so you are not only putting yourself in danger but everyone else who lives in the property as well.
There are many hidden dangers
When you are playing around with electrical wiring, there is a lot going on in your walls, on your floor and in your roof space that you may not be aware of.
The may be wires hidden everywhere so if you are drilling through the wall for example, if you hit an electrical livewire then you’re going to a significant shock. The water pipes haven’t even been brought into the equation and yet but when you mix electricity and water together then you have a lethal concoction.
It ends up costing you a lot of money
If you try to do something yourself and do what is known as a ‘quick fix’ then it’s very likely that the work that you do will come back to haunt you later on.
Due to the fact that you are not a qualified electrician, you’re going to make mistakes and this is not a time when trial and error can come to your rescue.
When it comes to electricity, you may only get one chance to get it right and if you get it wrong then it could lead to a complete disaster.
Many people who tried to do electrical work by themselves in their homes and businesses ended up having to pay out thousands of dollars to have a problem fixed further down the line. This is something that you want to find out and it is always better to hire a professional electrician every single time.
Here you have five reasons why your DIY skills are absolutely no help to anyone and believe me when I tell you that this list could go on for another couple of paragraphs. You need to do whatever you can to save your home or business and always speak to the professionals when it comes to your electrical needs every time.
