In this day and age, how can we check whether electronic we purchased online follows AU Electrical Safety guidelines/standard?
I'm interested in buying this item, but wanted to make sure they are AU Electrical Safety compliance, just in case it catches fire and Insurance company does not honour the claim.
Haha true :)
If they then come back say yes, how can I check it then?
Ps: this info might be useful for others who after electrical appliance from online shops too
The actual product and packaging will have tick mark or rcm mark on it. You can request the certification from that company for the product you buy.
I use "Contact us" and the following is their response:
light bulbs are not "prescribed" items; But in any case the Smart Lamp Bulb is declared to be compliant with the relevant Australian Standards by the manufacturer.
What do you think?
Contact the manufacturer?
http://www.smartlamp.com.au/smart-lamp-bulb/
But from the above statement if it does start a fire then your insurance cant deny your claim based on evidence (the email) from the retailer. If they can prove that it doesnt meet standards then the retailer/manufacturer is liable.
And lets be honest, it is a very very small chance that it could cause a fire.. and then an even smaller chance that your insurance will deny your claim
Lol, I whois the smartlamp domain, and it belongs to the same company that sells it…which is "Reduction Revolution Pty Ltd"
You can get thousands of these types of bulbs straight from China on ebay, for far less cost than what they are selling them. Another Australian rebranding operation, probably.
With ridiculous mark-up.
Of course your insurance company won't approve of it.
If your house burns down from one of their lights.
That one-in-a-billion chance.
Fear. Fear. Fear.
And greed.
I hope you don't use any imported products from China, with 'universal' travel adaptors too. Those incredibly useful unapproved death-traps.
According to Fair Trading, lighting is one of the declared article that means the product has to be checked for safety compliant and will have the mark once it passed the check. Without the mark the product is illegal to be distributed and sold in Australia.
Visit the www.recalls.gov.au website for a bit of fun, and see all the 'approved' products that got recalls. Such products include power boards and electrical cable deployed in tens of thousands of homes in Australia which were sold in big box stores for years. And countless other products.
Then maybe look into how much you pay for insurance and ask yourself whether what you're paying is worth it. Work out how much that is per day. Ask yourself how many weeks or months a year you are working for them and whether or not it is even worthwhile to file a claim with them, should anything ever happen (chances are greatly in their favour, not yours). Ask yourself whether dealing with criminals in general (which they are) is worth it. Ask yourself where they are putting your money (ie. where there investments go) and whether or not you approve. Then ask yourself whether stupid approved labels are worth the paper they're printed on, when at any moment the manufacturers can easily make the product different (cheaper or otherwise) without anybody noticing. While still technically being 'approved'.
If not handy with electronics, ask a friend who knows what he is doing to open up the bulb up and see the insides. Do this before deploying them in your home. That's the best insurance right there. The person performing this useful service can be paid, rather than companies capitalizing on fear (like the insurance company) or those profiting from approvals. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing and the muppets 'trust' in the system. And a few profit immensely on the ignorant masses. That's all this is.
Or just send the light to Big Clive https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom/videos
Have a look at this website:
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Businesses/Product_saf…
How do I check if an item is approved?
Approved electrical goods will have an ‘electrical safety approval mark’. This mark will often include a capital letter followed by a certificate number. Some small electrical goods may use other approval marks such as the trade name. Examples of NSW electrical safety approval marks are shown in the next column.
Under the "What do approval marks look like?" heading, there is also a sample list of approval marks on that webpage that you can use to compare. Of course there's nothing really stopping anyone from replicating those marks.
Hit the contact button on the website and write something like -
"Dear reductionrevolution.com.au,
I'm interested in buying the Smart Lamp LED 7W Bulb with Motion Sensor
Is it certified in accordance with AU Electrical Safety guidelines/standard?
Regards
Televisi"