Avoid Electrical Issues This Holiday Season

1. Avoid Electrical Issues This Holiday Season Too often, people go away with the intention of having wonderful holiday and return to a disaster that could have been avoided. Problems with home electrical wiring and faulty appliances can cause electrical malfunctions and fire. Electrical malfunction is nearly as common a cause of house fires as fireplaces and wood burning stoves. Avoid risk by contacting your home electrician to find electricity problems and solutions. The following tips will give you some idea of what you should be avoiding or implementing:

2. Extension cords aren’t a permanent solution You might think that extension cords are a permanent way to connect appliances but they’re not. They are just a temporary measure for appliances that are located too far from an outlet. You should inspect them regularly and make sure they’re not getting too hot. A big no no is piggybacking extension cords. Surge protectors can save your appliances You don’t want to go a way and return to find an electrical surge has stripped the data and memory from your computer High voltage surges can damage your home’s wiring and your electrical appliances and devices. Surge protectors can be installed to make sure individual appliances and multiple devices plugged into the same powerpoint avoid damage. Overloading your outlets can lead to circuit malfunction. When too many devices are connected to a single outlet, the circuit can be strained, and overload is common. During the holidays, especially with Christmas lights, accessories and decorations, circuit overloading is common. Overloading not only leads to circuit malfunction it can also damage appliances. It’s common sense to take the strain off your outlets. David Jones Electricians are the experts at maintenance and repairs for all electrical systems and appliances. Our residential electrical services in Sydney can check your home wiring, appliances and make the necessary repairs or installation of safety equipment and surge protectors. If you have a feeling that your wiring or appliances are sending the wrong signals, we have a 24 hour service to make sure you don’t have a sleepless night or a problem while on holidays. For a system and appliance check up and for a check up before you go away for any length of time, call or email.