Electrical — licensed electricians

Licensed electrician work

Electrical work in Victoria is regulated under Energy Safe Victoria. Every consumer-side install or repair must be done by a licensed electrician carrying a current REC (Registered Electrical Contractor) number. Unlicensed electrical voids most household insurance policies and disqualifies the work from any compliance documentation an owner or insurer might later ask for.

Excell delivers electrical work through a licensed REC. The REC number appears on the invoice, a Certificate of Electrical Safety is issued for prescribed work, and the install is documented to the standard Energy Safe Victoria audits expect.

For property managers, the practical signal is that any electrical certificate you receive from us is traceable and valid — not the kind of paperwork that doesn't survive scrutiny when a claim or inspection brings it back up.

What we cover

Reactive electrical work — power points that have failed, light fittings that need replacing or repositioning, hardwired smoke alarms approaching their 10-year replacement, RCD safety switches that are tripping, ceiling fans that have stopped working.

Bigger jobs — switchboard upgrades to handle modern appliance loads (induction cooktops, reverse-cycle air-con, EV chargers), full safety switch installation where the property is still running on older fuses, rewires on heritage properties where the original wiring is reaching end of life.

Compliance items — smoke alarm checks for rental compliance, RCD installation to current standards, the Certificate of Electrical Safety paperwork that prescribed work generates by default.

When to call us vs the network

A common source of confusion: not every no-power situation is your wiring. If the whole street is dark, that's usually a network outage — the energy distributor (Citipower, Jemena, AusNet, United Energy, or Powercor depending on the suburb) handles network-side faults. If only your property is dark, or only one circuit, that's consumer-side and ours.

The simple rule: outside the property line is the distributor's responsibility; inside is the licensed electrician's. We triage on the call and let you know which path applies before scheduling.

Common scenarios

• Tenant reports a power point sparking when something is plugged in. Same-day callback during business hours — that fault gets isolated before it becomes a fire.
• Switchboard needs upgrading to accommodate a new oven or air-con. Capacity assessment, upgrade quote, scheduled install.
• Hardwired smoke alarms are approaching their 10-year replacement date. Replacement and documentation for the rental compliance file.
• Insurer wants Energy Safe Victoria licensed-electrician documentation for a damage claim. We provide the REC number, Certificate of Electrical Safety, and repair photos.
• Tenant trips the safety switch every time the kettle and toaster run together. Likely a circuit assessment needed — we can fault-find rather than just reset.