The amount of electronics and appliances that the average home has in it is much higher than it was just a few decades ago. This means that you might have a hard time finding an outlet when you need it. To deal with this problem, most of us will just get a power strip, plug it into a wall receptacle and be all set. There are a few things to keep in mind, however, when you use a power strip, and many times we don’t take the time to read the warnings that are printed on the instructions that come with the strip.
Overloading a power strip could potentially cause a fire, and if not noticed in time, this could have disastrous consequences.
What could lead to overloading it? There are a few different situations in which this could happen. If you have several appliances that draw a lot of power plugged into a single strip it could definitely overheat. The same is true if you daisy-chain several power strips, multiplying the amount of devices that can be plugged in many times. You should also check that there aren’t any fraying wires or loose connections, since this could cause a fire as well.
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