Kirrawee has a bit of everything. There are established family homes off Oak Road, newer apartments around South Village, shops and offices along the Princes Highway and warehouses running multiple shifts. CGF Security & Electrical works across all of it. We’re licensed electricians and security installers based in nearby Caringbah, so one local team handles your security systems and electrical work from first visit to final handover.
Consumer cameras from the hardware store tend to drop out, record grainy footage and get wiped when someone pulls the recorder. Our CCTV installations are built to hold up when it actually matters.
You get live footage on your phone wherever you are, whether that’s the CBD, interstate or overseas. Instant alerts tell you when there’s movement at the front door, driveway, side gate or backyard. Infrared night vision captures faces, clothing and number plates in total darkness, which is when most break ins happen. Footage records continuously and is usually kept for 30 days or more, with optional cloud backup so your recordings survive even if the recorder is stolen.
On the Princes Highway, we place cameras over registers, sales floors, stockrooms and entries. Register footage settles customer disputes and catches refund fraud and stockroom cameras make sure stock reaches the floor instead of walking out the back door.
Warehouses need a different plan. High ceilings, big open floors and multiple roller doors leave blind spots unless camera placement is mapped properly. We cover loading docks to record vehicles and what’s loaded, place overhead cameras on stock areas, keep separate coverage for the office and run perimeter cameras around the building. Add outdoor security lighting to yards and car parks and night footage gets much clearer.
Our alarm systems put sensors on every door and window, with motion detection inside. Arm the system by keypad, fob or app on your way out. If a door is forced or a window breaks, the siren goes off and your phone gets an alert straight away. Most intruders run the moment it sounds.
Forgot to shut a window and the wind set it off? Check your cameras, confirm it’s a false alarm and disarm from your phone. Give your cleaner or dog walker a code that only works on their days, then delete it when you no longer need it. There’s no chasing keys or changing locks.
Every staff member gets their own code, so you know who armed and disarmed the system and when. Zone based setups let the office arm at 5pm while the warehouse floor stays open for the night shift. Linked with access control, only authorised staff can disarm after hours.
With back to base monitoring, a monitoring centre gets the alert the second your alarm triggers, along with which sensor went off. They try to reach you first. If they can’t verify it’s safe, they send a patrol or call police. That happens whether you’re asleep, in a meeting or on a plane.
Metal keys get copied, lost and never returned. Access control replaces them with cards, fobs, proximity tags or phone credentials. Each person only gets the doors and hours they need. When someone leaves, you deactivate their card and they can keep the plastic, because it no longer opens anything.
Every swipe is logged with who, which door, what time and whether entry was granted or denied. Link it to CCTV and the footage of each entry is pulled up automatically. Salons and clinics use it for practitioners on varied schedules, shops use it to confirm who opened and closed each day and warehouses use it to give drivers dock only access and contractors credentials that expire when the job ends.
See and speak to whoever is at the gate from your phone, upstairs, in the backyard or across town, then unlock remotely if you choose. It’s ideal if kids or elderly family members are home and you want to screen tradies or door to door callers.
For apartment blocks, we replace old units with dead screens and crackly audio with video intercom systems that include a searchable directory, phone answering and an access log for building managers.
Many Kirrawee homes built before the 1990s still have switchboards that can’t handle modern loads. Warning signs include breakers you keep resetting, a board that’s warm to touch, ceramic fuses, or plans for solar or an EV charger. We fit new circuit breakers, RCD safety switches and surge protection to AS/NZS 3000. Most upgrades take about half a day, scheduled around you.
Most home installs use a dedicated 32 amp circuit for about 7kW, enough to fully charge most EVs overnight on single phase power. If you have three phase, we can fit a faster charger. We assess your capacity first, upgrade the board if needed, run the cabling and RCD protect and test everything before handover.
A home battery stores your excess daytime solar for the evening instead of exporting it for small feed in credits. No solar yet? A battery can still charge on cheap off peak power and run the house through the peak. We size it to how your household actually uses power, then program and integrate it with your existing system.
Our residential electricians work with builders, designers and owner builders from rough in to final fit off. We plan power points, lighting layouts, data cabling and capacity for modern appliances. We can also pre wire cameras, alarm sensors, intercoms and smart lighting before the plaster goes up, which costs far less than retrofitting later. Everything is done to code so your inspections pass first time.
For larger builds and knockdown rebuilds, our site security protects tools, materials and plant after hours.
Smoke alarms: NSW requires photoelectric alarms on every level and homes being sold or leased must meet current rules. We install hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms with battery backup to AS 3786 and test every unit before we leave.
24/7 emergencies: Total power loss, burning smells, sparking outlets, a hot switchboard, storm damage or a safety switch that won’t reset? Call us any time. We carry parts in the van, make it safe first and fix most faults on the spot. For everyday jobs like power points, light switches, ceiling fans, garden lighting, appliance connections and fault finding, our maintenance and repairs team has you covered.
We start with a free on site walkthrough, not a product catalogue. You get honest advice in plain English and a fixed quote before we begin. Our installs are neat, with tidy cable runs, no damaged door frames and sensors placed so they don’t false trigger. We train you on your system before we leave and stay on hand for support for years afterwards.
We cover Kirrawee, Gymea, Miranda, Sutherland, Jannali, Kareela, Grays Point, Loftus, Woronora and the rest of our Sydney service areas.
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CGF Security & Electrical is based in Caringbah and services Kirrawee and the surrounding suburbs. We hold NSW Security Master licence #000104676 and electrical licence #487799C and we’re fully insured for both residential and commercial work.
We’re a few minutes away in Caringbah and run a 24/7 emergency service, so we can usually get to you quickly. If there’s a burning smell or sparking, turn off the main switch if it’s safe to do so and call us.
Yes. Most Kirrawee homes are single phase, which supports a 7kW charger on a dedicated 32 amp circuit. That’s enough to fully charge most EVs overnight. Three phase only matters if you want faster charging.
Usually about half a day. The power is off during the upgrade, so we book a time that suits you. Older homes with ceramic fuses may need extra circuit work and we’ll tell you upfront if that’s the case.
Unplug every appliance on that circuit, reset the switch, then plug them back in one by one. If it trips when a specific appliance goes in, that appliance is likely faulty. If it trips with nothing plugged in, there’s a wiring fault, so call an electrician.
Yes. In NSW, any hardwired electrical work, including ceiling fans, must be done by a licensed electrician. DIY installs can void your insurance and create a fire or shock risk.
Our systems record continuously and typically keep 30 days or more of footage, depending on the number of cameras and storage size. Cloud backup can be added so footage stays safe even if the recorder is damaged or stolen.
If you travel, run a business, or can’t always check your phone, yes. A monitoring centre responds to every trigger around the clock and sends a patrol or calls police when needed. Self monitored alarms rely entirely on you seeing the alert.
Yes. Systems now suit businesses with just a few staff and they often pay for themselves by removing rekeying costs and reducing theft. Many salons, clinics and shops start with one or two doors and expand later.
Controlled entry so only authorised staff and parents can get in, access logs recording who entered and left and CCTV over play areas, entries and outdoor spaces. Cameras should never cover bathrooms or nap rooms. Access logs also help verify who collected a child.
Every level of the home needs a working smoke alarm and properties being sold or leased must meet current requirements. We recommend hardwired, interconnected photoelectric alarms with battery backup to AS 3786.