If any sparks appear coming form your appliance switch it off immediately and call an Electrician.
Sparks = Fire!!!
The last thing you want is your house to burn down.
Winter is the time when fires from heaters are most likely to appear.
Things to watch out for:
1. Keep all heaters and candles away from curtains especially ones blowing in the wind.
2. Check to see if any leads have the wires exposed or are frayed.
3. Dark brown spots on electric blankets. These could indicate faulty wiring.
4. Close the fire curtain on fires that are sparking.
5. If you need to answer the phone turn the cooking off or check it regularly.
Things to NOT do:
1. Don’t place clothing over heaters to dry. They will burn.
2. Don’t use faulty appliances.
3. Don’t try to fix any faulty electrical appliance with the lead still plugged in.
4. Don’t let your children play with candles or matches.
Teach your children that they shouldn’t use matches. Only an adult should use them.
Be a good example to your children. If you do stupid things with fire they will do them.
Things to do:
1. Fit a smoke detector and replace the battery if it constantly beeps.
2. Call an Electrician if any appliance, light fitting or anything electrical is faulty.
If you have any further queries call Blue Light Electrical on Mob. 027 572 7000.
This article also appears at http://bluelightelectrical.blogspot.co.nz/
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If a lightning strike was to hit your aerial or some other external electrical device, including the power poles or telephone poles out there in the street, the surge could travel along the cables into your house and then”fry” any electrical or electronic device that it comes in contact with. This includes your computer, telephone, television or your cellphone plugged into the wall left on charge.
So how do you protect your stuff? By plugging a surge protector into the wall and then plugging these devices into the surge protector. I recommend using a surge protector with multiple plug points on it. Some surge protector multi boards even have a plug for your phone and TV.
Now it can get expensive to plug everything into a surge protector, they aren’t cheap. So, I would recommend using a surge protector to protect your most expensive stuff such as your computer and another one for your television and sound system.
One last word. Lightning strikes to houses are very rare so I wouldn’t get into a panic about not having one just because funds are tight. But, its still a good idea. You never know what might happen tomorrow.
Lightning is not the only thing that can cause a massive electrical spike to travel down the cables into your house. A major electrical fault such as a nearby power station or a large transformer going up or a large motor at a nearby industrial plant going haywire could also cause a similar problem.
As with all things…its better to be safe than sorry.