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Home Thermal Imaging Inspection Gold Coast
You can see the plumbing and the roof. The wiring is the one part of a house nobody looks at until it fails.
- QLD licence 1511406
- Level 1 thermal imaging qualified
- Scan and report on findings
- Fixed price before work starts
Board warm, buzzing or smelling of burning?Don't wait for a scan. Call us now, or call 000 if there's smoke or fire.
Call 0421 333 034What Clients Say About Knight Electrical Solutions
Do You Need a Thermal Imaging Inspection of Your Home?
A thermal scan is worth booking if you're buying an older home, renting one out, or your switchboard is old.
The camera can show connections running hotter than they should, without dismantling the board.
We explain what we find and report on what needs fixing and what doesn't.
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- Board hot to touch
- Buzzing or crackling
- Burning plastic smell
- Scorch marks on a power point
- Trips again straight after reset
Book a Scan
- Before you buy
- Between tenants
- Old board or ceramic fuses
- Beachside salt exposure
- Adding EV, battery or air con
- Lights flicker now and then
Read what a thermal scan finds in a switchboard or pre-purchase electrical inspections.
What a Home Thermal Scan Covers
We scan the parts of your electrics that carry load and can overheat, then explain what we found.
Switchboard Scan
Breakers, safety switches and connections checked for heat while the house runs normally.
High-Load Circuits
Where needed, circuits that carry heavy load, like air conditioning or hot water, scanned while running.
Pre-Purchase Scans
A scan before settlement, if you can arrange access, so you know what you're inheriting.
Pre-purchase inspectionsLandlord and Rental Checks
A scan between tenants, which can be booked alongside safety switch and smoke alarm work.
Landlord safety checksRepairs We Find
Hot spots are often loose or corroded connections. We quote any fix at a fixed price.
Switchboard repairsWhy Gold Coast Homeowners and Businesses Choose Knight Electrical Solutions
Price Quoted on Site
We inspect first. The quote is the number you pay.
Workmanship Warranty
If our work fails, we come back and fix it.
Emergency Call-Outs
Based in Palm Beach, so same-day is often possible.
Licensed and Insured
QLD Electrical Contractor Licence, fully insured.
Years' Experience
Residential, commercial and industrial work.
Pay on Completion
Paid on site when the job's done. No invoice to chase.
Queensland Rules for Home Buyers and Landlords
These often come up alongside a scan. They're from the Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 and Queensland asbestos guidance.
You've Just Bought a Home
The seller must tell you in writing whether a safety switch protects the power points. If not, you have 90 days from possession to fit one.
Source: Electrical Safety Regulation 2026, ss 26 and 28
You're Renting It Out
No safety switch on the power points? You have 90 days from the start of a new tenancy to fit one.
Source: Electrical Safety Regulation 2026, s 29
Your Board Is Older Than 2004
Switchboard panels and meter boards made or imported before 2004 may contain asbestos. Don't drill, cut or work on one yourself. We'll tell you what to expect and who's needed.
What to expectA plain-English summary, not legal advice. Selling? Read do you need a safety switch to sell a house in QLD.
Byron Knight
Director, Knight Electrical Solutions
Byron has more than 20 years of hands-on experience across residential, commercial and industrial electrical work, from family homes and rural properties to large-scale projects. That depth shows in how quickly and accurately he gets to the cause of a fault.
He has run his own electrical business before, so he knows what it takes to lead a job from the first call to a clean handover. He's also trained in PLC and instrumentation and qualified in Level 1 thermal imaging, so complex jobs are well within his wheelhouse.
What drives him is quality: neat, safe work, straight advice and a finished job he's proud to put the Knight name to. Do it once, do it right.
- QLD Electrical Contractor Licence 1511406
- 20+ years' experience
- PLC and instrumentation
- Level 1 thermal imaging
How It Works
- Book the Scan
Tell us the home's age and what's worrying you.
- Power Stays On
Circuits need to carry load for faults to show.
- Board Scanned
We scan the board, and other circuits if agreed.
- Findings Explained
We walk you through what the images show.
- Report
Our findings and what needs doing.
- Fixed-Price Repairs
Anything to fix is priced before work starts.
For larger jobs over $5,000 in materials that span multiple days, a deposit may be requested when the quote is accepted.
What Sets the Price of a Home Thermal Scan
We give you a fixed price for the scan before we start. These are the things that change it.
- Home size. More circuits take longer to scan.
- Number of boards. A granny flat or sub-board may add a second scan.
- Scope. Switchboard only, or high-load circuits too.
- Access. Where the board is and how easy it is to reach.
- Repairs. Faults found are quoted separately, at a fixed price.
Commercial and strata
Thermal Imaging for Businesses and Body Corporates
Shops, offices and strata buildings have boards that are best scanned under trading load. That's our commercial thermal imaging service.
Home Thermal Imaging FAQ
Questions Gold Coast homeowners, buyers and landlords ask us about thermal scans.
What does a home thermal imaging inspection find?
It looks for electrical parts running hotter than they should. That often means a loose or corroded connection, an overloaded circuit, or a breaker starting to fail. These faults can make heat before they fail, and heat in a switchboard can be a fire risk. The camera picks it up while the house runs normally. We explain what we find and report on what needs fixing and what doesn't.
How much does a thermal imaging inspection cost on the Gold Coast?
It depends on the home, so we give you a fixed price before we start. The main factors are how many circuits and switchboards the home has, whether you want the high-load circuits scanned as well as the board, and how easy the board is to reach. Any repairs we find are quoted separately, at a fixed price, before work starts. You pay on completion by EFTPOS.
Should I get a thermal scan before buying a house?
It's worth considering, especially for older homes. A scan can show whether the switchboard has connections running hot, which you can't see on a walk-through. If we find a problem, you know before settlement and can plan the repair. Also check the seller's written notice about the safety switch. If the power points have none, Queensland law requires one within 90 days of possession.
Is a thermal scan worth it for landlords?
It can be, especially between tenants. A scan can find hot connections in a home you can't check often, before they turn into a breakdown or a fire risk. If the power points have no safety switch, Queensland law requires one within 90 days after a new tenancy starts. We can scan the board and quote any safety switch work in the same visit.
Do I need a thermal scan if I already have safety switches?
A safety switch and a thermal scan do different jobs. A safety switch protects people by cutting power when current leaks to earth. It isn't designed to detect a loose connection heating up. A thermal scan finds that heat. Keep pressing your safety switch test buttons every three months, as the Electrical Safety Office recommends, and use a scan to check the connections behind them.
How often should I get my home's electrics scanned?
We're not aware of a set legal interval for homes. A scan makes most sense when something changes: buying, renting out, or adding a big load like an EV charger or ducted air conditioning. Older boards and beachside homes, where salt air can corrode connections, are worth checking more often. If your board is hot, buzzing or smells of burning, call an electrician now instead of booking a scan.
Can a thermal scan prevent an electrical fire?
It lowers the risk but can't guarantee against every fault. A scan shows heat at the moment it's taken, so it catches connections already running hot. It won't show a fault on a circuit that isn't carrying load at the time, or damage hidden inside walls. On older or problem boards, we recommend electrical testing as well, which checks things a camera can't see.
Who does the thermal scan?
A licensed electrician with a Level 1 thermal imaging qualification. Because we're electricians, we can explain what each hot spot means, how urgent it is, and quote the repair. Knight Electrical Solutions holds QLD Electrical Contractor Licence 1511406 and is fully insured. Repairs are quoted at a fixed price before work starts and covered by our lifetime workmanship warranty.
Our Service Area
Our electricians cover the whole Gold Coast and Tweed Heads.
- Gold Coast
- Ashmore
- Austinville
- Benowa
- Biggera Waters
- Bilinga
- Bonogin
- Broadbeach
- Bundall
- Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Waters
- Carrara
- Coolangatta
- Coombabah
- Currumbin
- Currumbin Waters
- Elanora
- Helensvale
- Highland Park
- Hollywell
- Hope Island
- Kirra
- Labrador
- Main Beach
- Mermaid Beach
- Mermaid Waters
- Merrimac
- Miami
- Molendinar
- Mudgeeraba
- Nerang
- Nobby Beach
- Palm Beach
- Paradise Point
- Reedy Creek
- Robina
- Runaway Bay
- Southport
- Surfers Paradise
- Tallai
- Tallebudgera
- Tugun
- Tweed Heads
- Varsity Lakes
- Worongary
Book a Home Thermal Scan
We'll scan your board while the house runs normally and report on what we find.
0421 333 034
If anyone is in danger, has had an electric shock, or you can see fire, sparks or fallen powerlines, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Don’t touch anyone who may be in contact with live electricity.
Important disclaimer
The information on this page is general and is not advice for your property. Summaries of Queensland law and standards are drawn from the official sources linked on this page, and may change; the official sources prevail. Regulations, Australian Standards and safety requirements change, and errors can occur, so have a licensed electrician assess your situation in person before acting on anything here. Electrical work in Queensland must only be done by a licensed electrician. If you think something here is wrong or out of date, call 0421 333 034 or email byron@knightes.au and we'll review it. To the extent permitted by law, Knight Electrical Solutions accepts no liability for loss or damage arising from reliance on this information.