Convenient, Scheduled Smoke Alarm Testing
Home and Rental has qualified, professional electricians, who are fully trained in all relevant regulations and standards, ensuring thorough and compliant smoke alarm servicing.
We work closely with real estate agents across Melbourne’s western suburbs, trusted to keep rental properties compliant and tenants safe.
Key Reasons for Scheduled Smoke Alarm Testing Checks
- Legal and regulatory compliance: Ensures landlords meet their obligations under Victorian Building Regulations and the Residential Tenancies Act by keeping smoke alarms in working order.
- Early fire detection: Confirms alarms are functioning properly to provide early warning in the event of a fire, significantly increasing the chance of safe evacuation.
- Tenant safety: Protects lives by ensuring alarms are correctly located, cleaned, tested, and not expired or faulty.
- Liability protection: Reduces the risk of legal consequences or insurance complications in the event of a fire, by showing proactive safety measures were taken.
- Peace of mind: Reassures both landlords and tenants that safety systems are up to date, maintained, and in line with current standards.
Our Scheduled Smoke Alarm Testing Services include:
- A location check, to ensure all rules & regulations are adhered to
- A thorough smoke alarm clean, button test & smoke detection test
- Inspecting the smoke alarm’s expiry period
- An annual smoke alarm battery replacement (or as required to comply with safety standards)
- A smoke alarm replacement every 10 years, or as required (if faulty or expired)
At the completion of the annual Smoke Alarm Testing Service, a digital report with images of the alarm, its location & if replaced the reason, will be available on request.
All Smoke Alarms installed by 1000 Volts are installed in accordance with the Victorian Building Regulations 2006, S.R No. 68/2006, Australian Standards 3786 & Section 3.7.2.2 of the Building Code of Australia.
Service fee for an annual Smoke Alarm Testing Service: $90 (+GST)