Prioritise safety for you and your family
With increased time spent indoors, it’s crucial to have optimal safety solutions in place. Our products help keep you, your family, and your possessions safe. So consider how you can help protect your family by prioritizing their safety with our top quality smoke alarms, motion sensors, surge protectors, and timers. Our trusted solutions help create a secure environment, giving you peace of mind.
Underrated benefits of electrical Safety & Protection
Boost your home’s selling & renting value
A modern switchboard can boost your home’s value. Potential buyers and renters will appreciate the updated system, knowing it’s safer and more reliable.
Prep for future electrical upgrades
Keeping electrical systems up to date lays the foundation for popular upgrades, like smart home tech and EV chargers, to run safety and reliably without overloads.
Longer lifespan on devices & appliances
Modern homes rely on sensitive electronics — computers, TVs, smart appliances — that are vulnerable to surges. Updated electrical safety systems protect these devices, making them last longer.
How to get started with a Safety & Protection upgrade
Step 1: Assess your current situation
Before diving into an upgrade, make sure to conduct a basic electrical safety check to see what you have. This will help you assess your needs on a basic level and lay the foundation for future work.
The Clipsal Home Safety Checklist helps homeowners inspect key electrical protections. It highlights issues that need a licensed electrician and shows why assessing your current setup is essential before starting any safety upgrade.
Step 2: Speak with a licensed electrician
Once you have a basic idea of what you need, talking to a licensed electrician before any electrical safety upgrade is essential. They can assess whether your wiring and switchboard can handle new loads, prevent hazards, ensure compliance, and help you make safe, future‑proof decisions.
Use our electrician locator tool to find a Clipsal-accredited installer in your area.
Step 3: Plan for future home upgrades
Book a consultation with our team and let us help plan your home’s electrical design to suit your lifestyle and help keep your family safe. Our expert design service team can help you choose the right safety solutions for your home.
Discover our featured Safety & Protection ranges
Smoke Alarms
Keep fire risks at a minimum in your home with Clipsal Smoke Alarms. Our photoelectric smoke alarms detect smoldering fires and support whole‑home alerts. They meet Australian Standards and are rigorously quality‑tested.
MAX9 Residential Circuit Protection
Keeping up with changing rules is tough, but MAX9 makes safety easy. It’s built for today and ready for future upgrades — so you can relax, knowing you’re covered.
Motion & Occupancy Sensors
The Clipsal range of occupancy and motion sensors provide convenience and safety, while maximising energy efficiency and offering a true ‘hands free’ user experience. Both standalone and system integrated sensor solutions available.
Weatherproof Sunset Switches
Sunset Switches are a reliable and convenient light switching solution providing energy savings. Clipsal Sunset Switches turn on lighting once ambient light drops below the defined level, and turn off lighting once ambient light increases.
Learn more with our safety & protection tips
Successful Safety & Protection upgrade stories
Paul Griggs: A safer home with AFDD
When Christchurch homeowner Paul Griggs decided to sell his family’s newly renovated home, he was dismayed to discover he might need to completely replace its assortment of wiring in order to assure buyers of its electrical safety.
See how a new solution for home electricity security from Clipsal by Schneider Electric solved the problem efficiently.
Installation and inspiration tools and resources
Browse tools and resources to help you get products installed or get inspired for future projects.
Electric Home Design Magazine
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Discover Design & Style
Want electrical solutions that complement your home’s design and style? Discover our Design & Style page and get inspired with Clipsal’s switches and power points, lights, and airflow fans.
Discover Smart Home Solutions
At Clipsal, we understand how smart home automation devices can offer you convenience, energy efficiency, and security. We’ll support you in finding the right home automation systems and solutions that work for your needs now and in the future.