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The HowToElectrician wants you to have the most accurate information available to better understand the serious nature of electrical repairs. The following information is here to raise your awareness about potential electrical issues that could be in your home.
Electrical Safety
Electrical hazards are responsible for hundred of deaths and thousands of injuries each year in the U.S. Property damage, the result of residential electrical fires, is estimated at $1.6 billion annually.
Nearly 400 deaths are attributed to work place electrocutions.
Residential electrical fires are blames for over 500 deaths.
Approximately 4,000 workplace injuries are due to electrical hazards
Home electrical fires cause about 6,000 injuries
140,000 home fires are related to electricity
Residential electrical fires cause over $1.6 billion in property damage
Market and demographic trends illustrate the persistence of the gap between electrical safety knowledge and safe practices:
Growing demand for electrical products
People at home and in the workplace fail to recognize and address electrical hazards
Globalization creates product safety challenges with codes and compliance.
Aging home structures add to the safety challenge
Changing demographics present growing educational challenges, including literacy and language barriers
How safe is your home?
Electrical Fire Facts - 40% start in the bedroom
- 17% in living rooms
- 14% in bathrooms
- 8% in kitchens
- 3% in dining rooms
- Fires started by electrical arcs, overloads and other electrical failures kill hundreds of people and injure thousands each year.
- Electrical distribution equipment (including wiring, switches, outlets, cords and plugs, fuse and circuit breaker boxes, lighting fixtures and lamps) was the fifth leading cause of home fires and the sixth leading cause of fire deaths in the United States between 1999 and 2002. The most common types of electrical distribution equipment involved in home fires are 1) fixed wiring, 2) lamps or lighting, and 3) cords or plugs.
- Source http://www.state.sd.us/dps/fire/Stats.htm
Many of the above issues can be avoided through safe and cost effective planning. A basic understanding of how your homes electrical system works can be the biggest contributor to electrical safety. Click here to dowload free video now.
Energy Saving
The principle of the fan conserving energy is based on the reduced use of your heating or cooling system. A ceiling fan often lets you eliminate or reduce your use of air conditioning for cooling during summer, and lets you reduce the temperature setting on your furnace during winter. The result is a reduced use of energy which saves you money. Ceiling fans also solve airflow problems in certain areas. Go to our product page today and check out the How To Install Your Fan, complete with remote control video today. This is just another way to start saving on your energy bills in a cost effective way.
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