{"id":94988,"date":"2025-01-13T11:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=49658"},"modified":"2025-01-13T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:14:42","slug":"90-of-electricity-users-make-this-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/90-of-electricity-users-make-this-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"90% of electricity users make this mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='\"td-post-content' td-pb-padding-side>\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-49659 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/472927487_1046931647468459_7484096326573017219_n.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"800\"' height='\"800\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>These days, it\u2019s hard to imagine life without electricity and frankly speaking, no home is designed with enough wall sockets for all the electrical appliances. That\u2019s the reason why we need extension cords to expand the capacity of our home\u2019s electrical system, turning one plug into six or more.\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-13>\n<p>However, there are some very important electrical safety rules when you extension cords that we still innocently violate every day. Let\u2019s check them out!\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-1>\n<h1><strong>1. Plug one extension cord into another\n<p>Sometimes an extension cord isn\u2019t long enough, or we need more plugs, so we often \u201cchain\u201d several extension cords together by plugging one into another. In short \u2013 never do it!\n</p><p>This is not just a violation of safety rules in theory, but it can cause one or more outlets to fail or even catch fire in practice.\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-9>\n<div data-cptid='\"1539520_timelesslife.info_300x250_Carpet\"'>\n\n<h1><strong>2. Using an indoor extension cord outdoors\n<p>Not all extension cords are specifically designed for outdoor use, unless their packaging clearly states that they are weather and water resistant. If you have a very common extension cord, keep it indoors and buy a more rugged one that you can safely use.\n</p><h1><strong>3. Weak sockets but full of\u00a0 loads\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-188169 td-animation-stack-type0-2 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/01%5C/84edf55bf5ea-istock-82567336.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1500\"' height='\"750\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Every extension socket has a load limit. It means that it can only handle a certain amount of power at any one time. When an extension socket is overloaded, it can melt, damaging your home and surrounding appliances as well as creating a fire hazard.\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-8>\n<p>&nbsp;\n</p><div>\n<p>&nbsp;\n\n</p><p>If you are concerned that your extension socket is at risk of being overloaded, calculate the total power of everything you will be plugging into it, or consider buying an extension socket with a separate switch for each plug.\n</p><h1><strong>4. Covering the extension socket with something else\n<p>When electricity flows through the wire, the electrons generate heat. While normally this isn\u2019t a big deal, if your extension cord is hidden under a rug or in a confined space, it could pose a fire hazard.\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-4>\n<p>Additionally, if you accidentally step on it, you could damage not only the cord itself but also the appliances plugged into it, and you could also get an electric sh0ck.\n</p><h1><strong>5. Plugging Beauty Tools Into the Same Extension Socket\n<p>Curling irons, straighteners, hair dryers, and other beauty tools all generate heat and use a lot of electricity (high amperage) to generate that heat. Regular extension sockets are not designed to handle this kind of high-current intensity, so it\u2019s advisable to plug these beauty tools into a wall outlet protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).\n</p><div class='\"code-block' code-block-11>\n\n<footer>\n<div class='\"td-post-source-tags' td-pb-padding-side>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, it\u2019s hard to imagine life without electricity and frankly speaking, no home is designed with enough wall sockets for all the electrical appliances. That\u2019s the reason why we need extension cords to expand the capacity of our home\u2019s electrical system, turning one plug into six or more. 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