fredag den 31. december 2010

Christmas Safety Reminders: to Prevent Fire and avoid Electrical Danger from Christmas lights and Christmas Decorations

By Martin Williams


Its Christmas time, it is the most fantastic time of the year when about million families across the USA are preparing their Christmas lights, Christmas ornaments and mechanical Santa Clause. Most of us like to do in December is decorating our home with Christmas decoration. House decorating is all about enjoyment and fun in special season like Christmas. Keep in mind that most of our favorite decorations have a risk of electrical injury or worst it can burn your house. Here are some safety decorating tips to avoid Fire and Injury in your Home.

Do not use indoor type lights for patios, gardens and lawns, as indoor lights may lead to incidents of fire if it goes through drastic weather changes.

Before hanging up the Christmas decorations, inspects all lights, extension cords and electric decorations for early signs of wire damage. Replace the broken bulbs, dont use it until you repair it. Immediately replace the decoration if the cords and plugs are damaged.

When buying a Natural Christmas tree, first check the branches if it is firmly attached to the branches, the color must be green and fresh. Then check the tree trunks cuts surface is sticky to the feel. And for final precaution, pick the tree upward to vertically position and tap the trunks in to the grounds; if needles fall off easily, move to other tree. Christmas tree with thick needles means longer to dry out; a strong kind of Christmas tree is Nobel Fir. If you want a synthetic Christmas tree, always keep in mind that it must be flame resistant.

Be cautious not to overload the extension cords. Find out the wattage rate of your extension cord before you plug in. Also find out the power requirements of the Christmas light that you are using, because power wattage is the amount of electricity that is built to carry.

We all know that the Nobel Fir is the best choice among all the Christmas trees because of its thick needles. And if you are planning to buy a synthetic Christmas tree it must be highly resistant to flame. Always check the decorations and lights that you will use for the tree. Because some wire strands might have cracks, frays or malfunctioning plugs. Checking all of these will ensure your safety and your familys too.

Nobel Fir is in demand kind of Christmas tree because of its thick needles that is longer to dry out. Always consider when buying a Artificial Christmas tree, be confident that it has a high resistant in flame.

Cut a couple of inches off the bottom of the trunk so that the trunk will expose its freshness in the wood, so that in a few minutes the water intake will be better, which will help it be more fire resistant. Most of the organic trees are easy to burn because of electrical malfunctions so that you must check the wires and the Christmas lights before decorating your tree.




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