Simple Home Electrical  Safety Tips

If you happen to be a property owner (regardless of whether said property is residential or commercial) – you are no doubt already fully aware of the importance of electrical safety within and around said property. However, of course, it is never not a good idea to brush up on some tips concerning electrical safety within and around the various properties you may or may not own.

In any case, we here at Insight Electrical have prepared for you this brief guide below – in order to help you brush up on said safety tips – in order to ensure your

property – along with all the electrical devices and infrastructure located within the said property – remain as safe as humanly – and electrically – possible.

While we here at Insight Electrical wish to provide you with these various useful electrical safety tips for your properties listed below – we would also like to heartily recommend that any electrical issue or fault should be handled promptly by qualified, experienced professionals. Additionally, regular maintenance on such electrical devices and infrastructure should also be performed by seasoned professionals – such as the ones provided by Insight Electrical – as well – in order for safety to always reign supreme within and around your various properties. Don’t try to fix or maintain such electrical devices and infrastructure on your own – leave it to the pros!

Tips for electrical safety at home

While the major fixes and regular maintenance of all electrical devices and infrastructure located within your various properties – whether commercial or residential – should be handled by certified professionals – such as the ones provided by Insight Electrical – there are a number of common sense tips you and anyone else either working or residing within your various properties can keep as common practice. A list of a few of these common sense electrical safety tips are listed below. Please peruse them carefully.

Beware of overloaded outlets

This goes without saying – but overloaded outlets can lead to power shorts or even power cuts. Worse, they can be a fire hazard. Avoid such outlet overloads at all costs.

Avoid overloading outlets

In fact, we put this on the list twice in order to highlight the importance of avoiding such outlet overloads! Just don’t do it!

Install warning signs

Another great idea when it comes to the thoughtful management of electricity within and around your various properties is to ensure you have installed the proper warning signs and signals into your electrical system. This way, you will be sure of what’s coming before it does – and be able to contact Insight Electrical ahead of time – should something more serious begin to crop up.

Ensure safe use of electrical equipment

Another often overlooked hot tip when it comes to electrical safety is to make sure those using either electrical equipment or infrastructure do so in as safe a manner as possible. This means reading through all those boring safety and user manuals for each and every electrical equipment available within and around your various properties. Make sure those actually using such equipment read these vital materials thoroughly as well.

Understand your switchboard

Understanding the ins and outs of your various properties’ various electrical switchboards is also an excellent idea. Do they need to be upgraded? Fixed? Regularly maintained? Contact Insight Electrical today to have all these questions answered and remedied!

Use extension cords wisely

Ensure nobody is tripping over such extension cords, pulling them from their sockets at weird angles – and especially important – keep them away from any and all animals – wild, feral, domestic – no teeth on those chords!

Perform routine electrical check-ups

This is where Insight Electrical can and should be called up. We can help you quickly identify any potential issues – and then solve such issues in no time at all.

Investigate flickering lights

Your property is not haunted – it probably just needs a lightbulb change. If it’s something potentially more serious, call the Ghostbusters. Just kidding! Instead, get in touch with Insight Electrical.

Keep all outlets/devices away from water

This is for the safety of all those living and/or residing within your various properties – but it is also to ensure the overall health and longevity of all your electrical systems too.

Install ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIS)

This is a job Insight Electrical can certainly help you with. Again, failsafes like these are designed to ensure the overall health and longevity of all your various properties’ various electrical systems moving forward into the future.

Make sure outlets are childproof

Children can be pesky when it comes to electrical dangers. Don’t rely on them to make good and wise decisions when it comes to electricity. They are children! While it’s a good idea to teach them about electrical safety – it’s more important to ensure each outlet within your property remains childproof.

Keep exhaust fans clean

This is not only to ensure efficiency but also safety within and around your property’s electrical systems as well.

Unplug appliances you don’t use

Again, this is all in the effort – not only of safety – but also overall property electrical system efficiency, overall health, and longevity as well.

Avoid DIY electrical repair

Again, make sure you are in constant consultation with the professionals right here at Insight Electrical!

Call for help

If you have any questions or concerns – please do not hesitate to reach out to Insight Electrical today!

Frequently asked questions

Please review answers to common questions listed below concerning simple electrical safety tips.

Contact us today

Do you have any questions and concerns when it comes to electrical safety within and around your various properties? If so, please do not hesitate to reach out to Insight Electrical today – where all your electrical questions can and will be answered by our experienced team.