Breaking Out Sockets to Protect Household Power Safety

With the declining temperature, people's heating needs have increased greatly, and electricity safety in winter has also become the focus of attention. How can we spend a warm and safe winter?

The reporter visited the Beijing Municipal Fire Bureau. According to experts from the Fire Department, since most of the heating equipment in homes in the winter is high-power electrical appliances, they will generally operate at full capacity. The major cause of family fires over the years has been the use of inferior outlets or sockets in homes.

So what do consumers know about how to choose outlets and how to use outlets? The reporter randomly conducted a survey of this issue. To the reporter's surprise, little is known about how to choose and use outlets properly. During the visit, it was found that many consumers think that the socket is only a tool for connecting power and electrical appliances, and the appearance looks almost as good as it can. Asked about the technical standards based on the socket, the method of detecting the socket, and the matters needing attention when using the socket, most of them are not concerned or are not clear. At the same time, the reporter also found that many families have serious problems with the correct use of the socket. Many families will be very willing to place the socket in a humid or hot environment. What is more, it is considered that the socket is made of fire-retardant plastic material and will not burn, and the socket is directly placed near the gas stove, the heater and the like.

To create a safe environment for electricity use, we must proceed from both the selection and the use. In terms of socket purchase, brand products produced by regular companies that meet the national quality standards should be selected, such as breakthrough bodyguard sockets. In the selection of functions, the use of high-power sockets should be selected in winter when household high-power appliances are used more frequently. In the use of sockets, we must first regularly check the power outlet, and promptly replace the problem. Aging, broken power outlets, to avoid its "sick posts." Second, when using a socket, do not overload. With the increase of high-power electrical appliances in the home year by year, consumers used to plug electrical equipment into a socket, but did not notice that the socket has a rated power limit. When using it, pay special attention to the total power of the electrical equipment used. The rated power of the socket. If you go out for a long time, you should cut off all power in the room, that is, save money and avoid fire hazards.

The reporter recently consulted on the method of “detecting the flame retardancy of the socket material, which can be detected by lighter burning the socket” in a recent media report. Beijing Municipal Fire Protection Bureau experts clearly stated: “The fire-fighting bureau's fire-retardant and fire-retardant requirements for electrical products are that such products must meet the requirements of the corresponding national quality standards and testing standards, and the inspection of the product's fire-retardant and flame-retardant properties should be based on standards. It is not scientific and it is very dangerous to conduct tests and use lighters to burn products for testing."

Warm and safe family life is inseparable from everyone's joint maintenance. In the winter, electricity needs to be inspected. Correctly understanding and standardizing the use of electrical equipment will enable you to enjoy a good family life for a long time.