As summer approaches, more of us rely on fans, air purifiers, and other household gadgets to keep cool and comfortable, but plugging them into an extension cord could be a disaster waiting to happen.
ELECTRIC car owners have been warned against charging their vehicles at home using regular extension leads. Motorists risk fire, power cuts and even potentially deadly shock by charging cars with ...
A shocking survey has found that 74 per cent of electric car owners who charge their vehicles at home are risking electrocution and fires. Most dangerous are the practices of 'daisy-chaining' - ...
As summer approaches, more of us rely on fans, air purifiers, and other household gadgets to keep cool and comfortable, but plugging them into an extension cord could be a disaster waiting to happen.
Never use a domestic multi socket extension lead when charging your electric vehicle. If you do need to use an extension lead only ever use one that is suitable for outdoor use such as a reel cable.
Electric car owners are taking shocking risks to charge them due to a lack of public plugging-in points. Three-quarters admit daisy-chaining multi-socket extension leads, which are not suitable for ...
An electrician has warned that there are six household items UK homeowners should never plug into their extension leads. If householders only used wall sockets they'd face difficult decisions about ...
As summer approaches, more of us rely on fans, air purifiers, and other household gadgets to keep cool and comfortable, but plugging them into an extension cord could be a disaster waiting to happen.
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