Dearborn Electricial Safety Tips

Electrician Dearborn h m electrical safety tips fr u today. It i important tht ur customers nd readers r bl t minimize n potential dangers in thir homes! !!rding t th ".#. $ire dministration% During a typical year& home electrical problems account fr '(&)** fires nd +) billion in property losses. but half f ll residential electrical fires in,ol,e electrical -iring. Electrical Power Security in th house .E/amine electric cords commonly fr damage. 0, harmed cords fi/ed n possible. "d cords !n trigger shoc1& brif circuit r fire. .2ull th plastic rl estate f th electric plug t t1 it ut f th -all outlet3 n,r pull n th cord. .Do nt o,erload electric outlets -ith a lot f items plugged in t th m time. .4ater nd electrical po-er d nt mi/. D nt run electric home appliances u!h radios r hair dryers nr a bath tub r sin1 filled -ith -ater. .5e,er stic1 ur fingers& toys r nthing thr thn electric plugs int electric outlets. ."nplug n appliance tht produces stimulates r tht d nt -or1 correctly. .6onstantly unplug n appliance bfr cleansing r fi/ing it. .6onstantly disconnect th toaster r ,riu thr home appliance -hn remo,ing a piece f stuc1 meals. .7eep in mind tht a turned8off de,ice i till connected t electricity until it i unplugged. .9imit u f e/tension cords. :a1e !rtin th !rd i th ;;r;rit size fr usage. #m de,ices r de,ices re<uire durable cords. Receptacle Safety .=eceptacles r lo-8cost. 6hng n tht r bro1en& n longer hold a plug securely& feel hot t th touch& r stimulate r ma1e noise -hn placing r gtting rid f a plug. .6hange faulty faceplates u dn>t accidentally touch a plug t a li,e section f th receptacle. .5e,er ,r alter a polarized plug t ma1e it suit n ld unpolarized receptacle. .If u nd t utilize a grounding adapter& firt ,erify tht th receptacle i grounded ?utilize a neon tester& th simple instructions r n th plan@& thn ma1e !rtin t protect th tab n th adapter undr th co,erplate scre-. .Do nt u a multi8plug adapter fr e/tended tim periods. If u re<uire ,n mr receptacles& include a brand8ne- receptacle ?and circuit& if needed@. .4hen changing a receptacle& ma1e ur th brand8ne- n i correctly ran1ed88 n,r put in a '*8amp receptacle n a )A8amp circuit. .5e,er t u; a three8slot receptacle -hr thr i n ground readily a,ailable& unl it i a B$6I receptacle. 4hil it -uld b bttr t run a ground -ire nd put in a correctly grounded receptacle if thr i a re<uirement fr one& th n/t bt thing i t t u; a B$6I. 4hil it -ill nt b grounded& it -ill ;r,id m degree f shoc1 protection. ."se loc1out receptacles r childproof plugs if young children -ill b present. Electrical Power Safety Outdoors .5e,er fly 1ites nr o,erhead po-er lines. If ur 1ite !m t b caught in th lines& lt it go. Cu !n gt a bad shoc1 r b electrocuted. .Bo inside thrughut thunderstorms. It i ,r hazardous t stay utid -hn thr i lightning. If u gt caught outside& s<uat l- t th ground permitting Dut ur shoes& -hi!h !t li1 insulators& t touch th ground.

.6onstantly -ear closed8toe shoes -hn running n electric la-nmo-er r hedge clippers. .5e,er ma1e u f electric home appliances utid in th rainfall r n -et areas. .7eep - frm electrical de,ices& u!h substations& transformer bo/es nd electric poles. .7no- th area f po-er lines -hn uing n e/tension ladder nd long8handled de,ices u!h s-imming pool internet nd tree8trimmers. Dn>t hesitate t contact Electrician Dearborn :I -ith n <uestions u m ha,e!