5 Essential Home Electrical Safety Tips

Electricity is one of the most important inventions this side of the industrialisation of the world, but with it comes great responsibility. Many electrical accidents occur around the home each year across the globe, but with these 5 simple safety tips you can avoid expensive repair costs, the hassle of being without power, as possibly even saving your life.

1. Check Your Electrical Items

One of the main causes of accident and injury when it comes to problems with your electricity is with household appliances and items that require power. Many different items around the home require power and each has their own issue depending on what you are using. By ensuring that all of your household items power cables and outlets are checked on a regular basis you can avoid a sharp sting further down the road.

Items that use a lot of power tend to have a shorter lifespan in terms of electrical safety. Using household items in the way they were intended to be used is a good way to ensure that they do not malfunction or injure someone. Electrical items should be checked on a regular basis to ensure their safety of use.

2. Use Common Sense

It may be simple to say, but using common sense is the easiest way to avoid accident or injury around the home. Keep fish tanks away from television sets, do not lay power cables across busy paths in your home, and do not use a powered radio in the bathtub. Make sure to read the operating guidelines of all of your household items and make sure that they are kept within their operating conditions.

If an item is marked as having a maximum operating temperature of 100c, then do not place it near a fire. Likewise, do not keep or use electrical items outside in the cold, or in wet weather conditions. Use properly insulated cables and equipment that is designed for outdoor use when applicable and you can save yourself time and effort in the long run.

3. Regular Maintenance

Regular upkeep of your homes’ electrical system is a great way to avoid problems. If your home has an aging electric circuit then maybe it is time to call in an eastern suburbs Sydney electrician to handle the job. In most cases a professional will be able to spot a fault before something worse happens.

Walk through your entire system and check that no cables are frayed or damaged, the plug outlets are in good condition and that they are away from debris or other household items that could cause malfunction or general operating safety

 

4. DIY Safety

When performing DIY around the home, safety when using electrical tools and equipment is paramount in getting the job done efficiently and safely. When using power tools read the instruction and ensure that the correct power cables and safety gear are used throughout. When working on electrical equipment, ensure that you have the right tools for the job and not to botch a job due to lack of tools or equipment.

Ensure that power cables are laid safely so as to not cause a hazard to other people, and use power breakers and surge protectors to keep a safety cut off buffer between you and large amounts of amps.

5. Call a Professional

No matter what the task, big or small, if you are in any doubt whatsoever about the safety of the task at hand: call a reputable eastern suburbs Sydney electrician to carry out the job. There is no use in risking injury or death over the position of a few power sockets or a new electric oven installation over the cost of a professional who can carry out the task safely.

The majority of electrical accidents and deaths are caused by people performing DIY on their home, with little or no safety checks being carried out throughout the duration of the job. A professional is qualified to inspect, test and install multiple features to your electrical system, in a safe way to ensure that your home is left in tip top condition.