{"id":80497,"date":"2023-12-11T07:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=80497"},"modified":"2023-12-11T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T22:18:13","slug":"home-battery-safety-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/home-battery-safety-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Have A Home Battery Safety Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many local councils actively promote the importance of having a bushfire survival plan to residents. Given the potential risks associated with home batteries, should homeowners also have a dedicated emergency response plan for their home battery systems?<\/p>\n

It’s good to know that a suitably qualified installer will tick all the regulatory boxes associated with safe battery installation, but what happens when they leave your front door?<\/p>\n

Did you know, for example, that the Australian Standard that installers must comply with (AS\/NZS 5139:2019 – Electrical installations – Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment)<\/em> doesn’t require all battery systems to have a smoke alarm?<\/p>\n

That seems odd, considering the high level of by-laws around smoke alarms in other parts of buildings that may not be as exposed to a potential fire risk. I can see you rolling your eyes, saying, “Not another bloody regulatory hoop to jump through.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Do You Need A Smoke Alarm?<\/h2>\n

I’m not saying we need to make smoke alarms mandatory for all home batteries<\/a>, but some states and territories have done just that in some instances, so maybe a change is in the wind.<\/p>\n

In the ACT, Access Canberra’s ‘Smoke Detector Requirements for Battery Systems in Residential Applications’ state:<\/p>\n

“A smoke detector is required where battery storage systems;<\/p>\n