Palm Bay Electricial Safety Tips

Electrician Palm Bay 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& 'uring 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 0E1amine electric cords commonly fr damage. 2. harmed cords fi1ed n possible. #d cords "n trigger shoc3( brif circuit r fire. 0Pull th plastic rl estate f th electric plug t t3 it ut f th /all outlet4 n.r pull n th cord. 0'o nt o.erload electric outlets /ith a lot f items plugged in t th m time. 05ater nd electrical po/er d nt mi1. ' nt run electric home appliances u"h radios r hair dryers nr a bath tub r sin3 filled /ith /ater. 06e.er stic3 ur fingers( toys r nthing thr thn electric plugs int electric outlets. 0#nplug n appliance tht produces stimulates r tht d nt /or3 correctly. 07onstantly unplug n appliance bfr cleansing r fi1ing it. 07onstantly disconnect th toaster r .riu thr home appliance /hn remo.ing a piece f stuc3 meals. 08eep in mind tht a turned9off de.ice i till connected t electricity until it i unplugged. 0:imit u f e1tension cords. ;a3e "rtin th "rd i th <<r<rit size fr usage. $m de.ices r de.ices re=uire durable cords. Receptacle Safety 0>eceptacles r lo/9cost. 7hng n tht r bro3en( n longer hold a plug securely( feel hot t th touch( r stimulate r ma3e noise /hn placing r gtting rid f a plug. 07hange faulty faceplates u dn?t accidentally touch a plug t a li.e section f th receptacle. 06e.er .r alter a polarized plug t ma3e it suit n ld unpolarized receptacle. 0If u nd t utilize a grounding adapter( firt .erify tht th receptacle i grounded @utilize a neon tester( th simple instructions r n th planA( thn ma3e "rtin t protect th tab n th adapter undr th co.erplate scre/. 0'o nt u a multi9plug adapter fr e1tended tim periods. If u re=uire .n mr receptacles( include a brand9ne/ receptacle @and circuit( if neededA. 05hen changing a receptacle( ma3e ur th brand9ne/ n i correctly ran3ed99 n.r put in a ),9amp receptacle n a +B9amp circuit. 06e.er t u< a three9slot receptacle /hr thr i n ground readily a.ailable( unl it i a C%7I receptacle. 5hil 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 n1t bt thing i t t u< a C%7I. 5hil it /ill nt b grounded( it /ill <r.id m degree f shoc3 protection. 0#se loc3out receptacles r childproof plugs if young children /ill b present. Electrical Power Safety Outdoors 06e.er fly 3ites nr o.erhead po/er lines. If ur 3ite "m t b caught in th lines( lt it go. Du "n gt a bad shoc3 r b electrocuted. 0Co 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 Eut ur shoes( /hi"h "t li3 insulators( t touch th ground.

07onstantly /ear closed9toe shoes /hn running n electric la/nmo/er r hedge clippers. 06e.er ma3e u f electric home appliances utid in th rainfall r n /et areas. 08eep / frm electrical de.ices( u"h substations( transformer bo1es nd electric poles. 08no/ th area f po/er lines /hn uing n e1tension ladder nd long9handled de.ices u"h s/imming pool internet nd tree9trimmers. 'n?t hesitate t contact Electrician Palm Bay %: /ith n =uestions u m ha.e