Household Guide ＼ Safety Tips

With the rapid development of technology, the use and utilization of electricity has become more and more, and there are many dangers hidden in it. The highest proportion of electricity accidents is that electrical appliances, wires falling, and then electric shocks.
1. Electrical disasters:
There are two kinds of electric shock and electric wire fire.
There are four prevention methods:
(1)Reduce the voltage: increasing the thickness of the insulator reduces the current.
(2)Increase resistance: avoid electric shock, such as wearing slippers at home.
(3)Install Electricity Leakage Breaker: in a humid place, such as a bathroom. If there is a leakage, the leakage breaker will automatically cut off power to avoid disaster.
(4)Electrical grounding: Grounding can provide current directly into the earth, so it is not easy to get an electric shock.

Wearing slippers can avoid electric shock

2.Electric shock treatment:
(1)Do not touch the electric shock and its connected items directly.
(2)Insulation equipment is required for rescue.
(3)Turn off the power.

3. The use of dehumidifier:
(1)Do not use it when sleeping. Remember to turn off the power when no one is home.
(2)Do not dry clothes on it. Don’t put it in the closet or in small spaces to avoid poor heat dissipation.
(3)Do not use the dehumidifier horizontally or tilted to prevent water from touching the circuit.
(4)Clean the filter and air outlet of the dehumidifier regularly.

Do not dry clothes on the dehumidifier

4.The use of electric blanket:
(1)Do not use directly with the skin. Don’t wet the electric blanket to avoid electric shock caused by short circuit.
(2)It should not be used for a long time. After turning off the power, you need to pull up the plug.
(3)It needs to be flattened, otherwise the excessive bending and folding may cause the heating line to malfunction and the overheating happens.
(4)It is forbidden to put other electric heating appliances on it together.

5. Avoid stepping on or pressing the wires with heavy objects. Don’t place flammable objects around the heater. Do not touch the dropped wires. The high-voltage electric wire can be shocked without touching it, so it is necessary to keep a certain safe distance. Call 1911 and Taipower as soon as possible.

If something falls on the wire, please call 1911

6. If you need to decorate the circuit or replace the wires in the wall, and even the circuit breaker tripped, you must find an electrical contractor and a plumber with professional license to check and assist.

Finding the reasons when circuit breaker tripped

7. No Fuse Breaker (N.F.B) cannot be replaced at will, otherwise the current will be burned. Pay attention to the precursor of electrical fire: odor, electric light flashing or darkening, automatic power off. When a spark occurs in an electrical fault, the power should be cut off immediately and the plug removed quickly to avoid a fire.
8. Do not touch the socket with wet hands and pull out the wire strongly because it is easy to get electric shocks. Avoid buying provincial electrical appliances: it does not only consume electricity, but also cause fires or penalties for illegal use of electricity.

Do not use electrical appliances in wet places

9. Do not use a variety of appliances at the same time. And the wires in use cannot be knotted to avoid causing excessive power consumption, wire burnout ,and short-circuit caused by overheating.

10.When charging the mobile phone, it should not be overcharged or discharged. The plug that is not used for a long time needs to be removed, and the plug should be cleaned regularly with a dry cloth to avoid fire.

I thought the most considerable safety problem of smeared conductive. In my case, after using the electric fan every summer, it will not be pulled up, and will continue to be used every other year because as long as it is not pulled up, I will not know how much dirt is inside the plug. Therefore, this situation is often ignored and it is really dangerous.