An EV charger has to sit at least 600 mm horizontally from a home battery, and it can’t be mounted within 900 mm above one. Those clearances come from the restricted-location rules in AS/NZS 5139, which treat an EV charger as an appliance that isn’t part of the battery system. We ran into this on […]

A 3-phase zappi does not have to be installed at its full 22kW (32A per phase). If the car can only accept 11kW, configuring the charger to 16A per phase lets a licensed electrician size the cable to the real load, which is exactly what Saunders Electrical Group (Licence 344815C) did on a Box Hill […]

If you drive a Tesla and have rooftop solar but no Powerwall, the Tesla Wall Connector can’t charge your car from surplus solar on its own. The myenergi zappi GLO can. In September 2026, Saunders Electrical Group installed one of the first zappi GLOs in the Hills District, in Box Hill, for a Tesla owner […]

What a 3-Fan Alfresco Ceiling Fan Install Actually Costs — The Gables Not every added cost on a ceiling fan job comes from a fault or a requirement — sometimes it’s simply a better result the homeowner chooses to pay for. A client in The Gables had two existing light points in an alfresco area […]

Ceiling Fan Installation Requirements — NSW & Hills District Ceiling fan installation in NSW sits under two separate sets of requirements that are often blurred together: what the law requires, and what the fan manufacturer requires. Knowing which is which matters — one is non-negotiable regardless of what fan you buy, the other is set […]

Ceiling Fan Installation FAQ — Hills District & Hawkesbury Answers to the questions we’re actually asked on site and over the phone across the Hills District and Hawkesbury — buying, cost, compliance, and what to do if something’s gone wrong with an existing fan. Buying & Choosing What size ceiling fan do I need for […]

Ceiling Fan Buying & Installation Guide — Hills District & Hawkesbury Most ceiling fan quotes in the Hills District go wrong at the ceiling, not the fan. Homeowners spend their research time comparing DC vs AC, blade span, and brand — reasonable questions, but not the ones that decide whether your install is a straightforward […]

DC vs AC Ceiling Fans: What Actually Matters (Not What the Fan Shops Tell You) About 9 in 10 ceiling fans we install or replace across the Hills District and Hawkesbury are now DC motor units. But if you’ve been reading up on DC vs AC before you buy, you’ve probably only seen the retailer […]

The right EV charger for your home is decided by two things most buying guides never ask about: how fast your car can actually accept AC power, and whether your roof has solar on it. At Saunders Electrical Group, we’ve completed more than 70 EV charger installations across the Hills District and Hawkesbury — over […]