Clipsal Electrical Appointment

We attended our Clipsal Electrical Appointment on 1st June 2016. Tip: We were told that Clipsal would call us when they had appointments available and could be delayed due to high demand from other builders. However, we waited for over a month, so I called them up myself and just made an appointment on the spot. So if you are building and waiting for someone to call you, just call up and make the appointment.

Prior to the appointment, Clipsal will email you of all the directions on how to get there. Their location is in the business sector of Macquarie Park. Before you get settled into your appointment and the nitty gritty the consultant will show you a few of the selections and upgrades, mainly the selection of down lights and switches.

Our consultant was Jenna, who we found was very friendly and helpful. She sounded very knowledgable and honest and anything she wasn't sure of she asked the electricians who were at Clipsal.

During the consultant we went through where we wanted to place each of the lights, switches, phone lines, data cables and TV antennae. Firstyle only provides around 21 batten holders but you do have the option of crediting them towards an upgrade like down lights for an extra cost.

In regards to down lights we were debating whether to have them installed after handover with an electrician as we have been told by many people it will be a lot cheaper. However we ended up having the down lights installed with Clipsal mainly due to convenience. The price for each  LED downlight was $165 however since we credited a few batten lights, it came down to $105 each. We were also informed that the Clipsal does install a surface socket with the downlight so essentially it will be easier to change in the future. (Unfortunately Clipsal didn't allow for the surface sockets to be installed without the downlight being installed.)

Clipsal surface socket:
https://www.clipsal.com/Trade/Products/Electrical-Accessories/General-Wiring-Accessories-Tools/Surface-Socket-Outlets#.V2ZaF-Z94yk

We have summarised the upgrades we chose at Clipsal and price quoted.

1. Extra Batten Holder $60 each 
2. Extra Downlight 11W LED  $165 each 
3. Outdoor wall light $100
4. Extra Dimmer switch $90
5. Upgrade to slim design switch $15
6. 2 Way switch $50
7. Outdoor socket $100
8. Extra 2 socket $60
9. Extra Data/phone cable $59 
10. Heat Fan for bathroom $368

Overall we had a good experience with Clipsal although an expensive one! Our electrical upgrades costed around $3200 all up and that was us being conservative. So definitely set a budget and do your research beforehand if you can. As mentioned we did settle with some products due to the convenience. 

We can post up photos of our selections and plans.