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Below are safety tips to help homeowners create the safest home possible from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- Make sure smoke alarms are installed on every floor outside sleeping areas and in every bedroom, and are in good working order.
- Look for telltale signs of electrical problems such as dimming of lights, frequent circuit breaker trips or blown fuses.
- Ask
a qualified electrician if your home would benefit from AFCI
protection, especially during inspections of older homes or upgrades to
electrical systems.
- Limit the use of extension cords, particularly cords used to power room air conditioners.
- Use
light bulbs that are the proper wattage for the fixture - higher
wattage bulbs can degrade the wires in and around the fixture.
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