Using electrical equipment in daily life and work brings many conveniences, but also has the potential to cause problems if not done properly. This article will provide measures to prevent problems from occurring when using electrical equipment. From regular inspection and maintenance to compliance with electrical safety principles, these instructions will help users use electrical equipment safely, proactively prevent problems, and protect themselves and their property from risks related to electricity. How to prevent problems from occurring when using household electrical equipment? Let’s refer to the article below by QNT Investment and Trading Services Company Limited to find the answer!
A. You must do these things if you want to prevent accidents when using electrical equipment
1.When designing and installing the electrical system in the house, you should hire a consultant or technical expert to do it. Install protective devices (CB or circuit breaker) suitable for the main line in the house, each room and each large capacity electrical device. Use ELCB (Earth leakage circuit breaker) suitable for the electrical network in the house; In particular, you should install a separate ELCB for devices that are regularly connected to the electrical network such as water heaters.
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2. Use good quality insulated electrical wires with cross-sections suitable for the current of electrical appliances.
3. Electrical equipment and appliances used in the home: must ensure safety, suitable for the power supply line capacity; Must be regularly inspected, maintained, and cleaned; Must be repaired or replaced when damage is detected (replace new wires when old wires, discolored or peeling insulation is detected).
4. Immediately disconnect heat-generating electrical equipment and appliances (iron, electric stove, resistance heating equipment …) from the power source when no longer needed or in case of power failure while in use. Turn off unnecessary electrical equipment before leaving the house or before going to bed.
5. Use electrical cables and electrical equipment on outdoor billboards of the correct type and standard; Install properly; Must be regularly inspected, maintained, and repaired.
6. When a fire occurs, quickly turn off the power source (CB, circuit breaker), notify everyone around, and notify the Fire Police; Use on-site fire fighting equipment to put out the fire (Do not use water to put out the fire when the power is not cut off; Use gas cylinders (C02, N2…), and powder fire extinguishers for electrical fires).
B. You should not do these things if you want to use electrical equipment safely, economically and effectively.
1. Do not use bare electrical wires (without insulation) in the house; Do not use wires, cables, electrical equipment that do not meet quality standards.
2. Do not use aluminum foil and other metal wires to replace fuses and circuit breakers.
3. Do not hang hooks for goods and items on electrical lines and equipment; Do not use flammable materials such as paper, cloth, etc. to make lampshades or cover light bulbs; Do not hang light bulbs close to partitions or ceilings made of flammable materials.
4. Do not use sockets, plugs, circuit breakers, circuit breakers with cracked or broken plastic covers or rust; Do not plug electrical wires directly (without plugs) into sockets.
5. Do not use heat-generating electrical equipment (iron, electric stove, heating equipment, etc.) when there is no adult supervision; Do not let children, mentally ill people, etc. use electrical equipment and electrical appliances in the house.
6. Do not place flammable substances (gas, gasoline, oil, paper, cloth…) near electrical lines and electrical equipment and appliances such as: lamps, irons, electric stoves, electrical outlets, electrical panels, fluorescent lamp ballasts, etc.; Do not install electrical outlets in toilets or bathrooms.
C. Other things to note to prevent accidents when using electrical equipment
To ensure that you and your loved ones use electrical equipment safely, we recommend the following:
1. Do not take shelter from the rain in areas where electric poles or transformer stations are often used.
2. Do not touch electric poles, ground wires, electric pole ties, meter boxes, circuit breakers, etc.
3. Do not go to the terrace or roof (where electric lines pass through).
4. Do not repair outdoor electrical lines or equipment.
SHOULD DO:
1. Turn off the power (open the circuit breaker, CB) to areas in the house that are flooded or wet (splashed, leaked).
2. Install electric cables, electrical outlets, and electrical equipment in the house higher than the water level that is often flooded or wet; install suitable anti-leakage circuit breakers (MCCB).
3. Cut off the power supply to the power lines and outdoor electrical equipment during heavy rain and strong winds (signs, billboards, etc.).
4. Stay away, inform people around and set up barriers when discovering fallen electric poles, broken electric wires falling onto the road, fields, ponds, etc.
Wishing you and your family safe and effective use of electrical equipment and prevention of unexpected incidents.
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