Smoke Alarm Installation and Maintenance
Ensuring Safety and Compliance with Professional Smoke Alarm Installation and Maintenance
Queensland law requires smoke alarms to be installed and maintained in every business and residential property.
Fortunately, at Zeus Electrical & Air, our number one priority is ensuring every job we do is compliant and makes the space safer than we found it.
Aligning with this priority, we offer photoelectric smoke alarm placement, installation, and maintenance to keep your property safe, your alarms up to date, and your system fully compliant with Australian safety standards.
What Does It Mean to Be Compliant?
Smoke alarms must:
- Be photoelectric and align with Standard AS3786-2014
- Be installed in every storey of a home or building
- In residential properties, at least in every bedroom, hallway, and living area
- In commercial properties, placement is determined by fire regulations, occupancy, and layout.
- Be mains powered with battery backup for new builds and renovations
- Battery-operated alarms are allowed for some existing homes if mains power isn’t available
- Have betteries replaced once a year (or use 10-year lithium batteries)
- Be interconnected in new builds or multi-storey homes to ensure they all go off together
- Be tested regularly and replaced every ten years
- Be installed by a licensed electrician
Smoke Alarm Installation
If you’re undertaking a new build, renovation, or simply need to upgrade your smoke alarm system, we’ll start by assessing your property and identifying the best locations for each alarm. Proper placement is key to ensuring early detection and maximum safety.
From there, we handle the installation process of an interconnected smoke alarm system, making sure each smoke alarm is securely fitted, fully functional, and compliant with current Australian safety standards. We’ll then provide you with a compliance certificate to confirm that your system meets all legal requirements, giving you peace of mind.
Smoke Alarm Maintenance
Sometimes, a smoke alarm doesn’t need a complete replacement; a little maintenance is all that’s required. During an inspection, we’ll check each unit’s condition, functionality, and compliance. Maintenance may involve replacing batteries, cleaning sensors, testing alarms, or updating connections where needed. By keeping your smoke alarms in top shape, you help ensure they’ll operate effectively when it really matters, keeping your property and everyone inside safe.
As with smoke alarm installation, we’ll provide you with a compliance certificate to verify your alarms are up to standard and fully compliant with Australian safety regulations.
Real Estate Compliance Management
We love partnering with property managers and real estate agencies to ensure all safety and compliance requirements are met for their rental properties. That’s why, in addition to the above for rental properties (smoke alarm placement, installation, and maintenance to ensure compliance), we also provide ongoing reminder and record-keeping support, helping property managers stay on top of inspections, maintenance schedules, and compliance documentation with ease.
We also offer a range of other
electrical services for property managers, helping to keep their rental properties safe, functional, and compliant.