Overloading electrical Outlets Cause Fires
Overloading plug-ins causes fire hazards in your house. It gets overloaded by too many thing plugged in at once. It can cause the cords to burn up and fire and smoke to come from the plug-in itself. If you have too many things hooked up to a fuse, it can cause it to turn off the power to parts of the house, and this means you need to get the fuse box checked out. When you have them check out the fuse box, get it fixed so the wires are not messed up and wont cause a fire. It can shock you if sparks are coming out of it. If it is shooting sparks, turn off the power to unplug it so you will not get hurt and so it will not cause a fire.
It can cause the plug-in to melt if it gets too hot, and it will leave black marks on the face of the plug-in. If this happens, it is not good to use it until the wires are checked out first to see if it works right and if it is ok to use or to see if the wires need to be changed because they can be burned or they could be fried. It can also fry the sockets in the computer, TVs, and the other electronics that have overloaded it. Overloading plug-ins can cause it to overheat. If this happens, unplug it before it gets hotter. Dont plug-in too many lights at once because that will overload it and blow the circuit breaker.
The same thing applies for extension cords. Never put an overloaded extension cord on an old carpet or rug as this can also start some fires. If you smell smoke coming from the plug, pull it out of the wall because it is overheating. If an appliance should short out while plugged-in, it can travel up the wires into the socket and into the wall. This will cause burn marks on the socket and the wall. If this happens, you will have to get the wires in the walls checked out and fixed because that can start a fire at any time if the wires are not replaced.
The fire damage that could be caused from it will have to be removed and cleaned. Do not remove them yourself because it can be very dangerous. All the power has to be turned off before working on the wires. The professionals have to make sure when they turn on the power that it works right because if it is not hooked up right, sparks will shoot out, shock you, or start a fire. If it starts a fire, it can spread through the wires throughout the house and fry everything.
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