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Halloween is just around the corner, time to bring out those decorations and make your houses look spooky. It’s also time to dress up with your scary or superhero costumes and have a memorable Halloween this November. Nowadays, people become more creative in celebrating Halloween. From the costumes they are wearing to the decorations of their houses, and it turned into a season where they can showcase their creativity in more interesting ways. Along with the festivity, there is a risk of having an accident inside or outside your house, as an Electrical Company in Manila, Meiji Electric would like to share these safety tips to make this spooky celebration worry-free and exciting.
Halloween electrical Tips from Meiji Electric:
- Check your Halloween decorations
- Use GFCI and other Safety Electrical Devices
- Avoid overloading your Extension Sets
- Place decorations on safe locations
- Invest on a Smoke Detector
- Power off all décor when not in use
Being an electrical company in the Philippines, the company feels responsible to give some information and tips on how can you avoid disastrous and electrical-related accident during such important events. The company also promotes awareness on how you can evaluate your wiring system to make sure you won’t have to worry about using your electrical devices no matter what occasion or event you are going to.
Not much like Christmas, Halloween is a different occasion where families opt to decorate their houses with different kinds of spooky decorations like Jack o Lanterns, floating ghosts, bats and spider webs. These kinds of decorations are prone to fire accidents if you don’t do it properly, but worry no more because Meiji Electric is here to guide you on how you can enjoy a spooky yet safe Halloween this year.
CHECK YOUR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS
Before you put up your decorations, you should inspect it first and check for signs of damage like crack wires, faulty plugs, dents and other things that could disrupt the functionality or can cause electrical hazards. Make sure that there is no severe damage on the plugs and wirings, these damaged decors should be replaced for the safety of everyone.
Aside from examining the quality of your decor, you should also look at the electrical devices and plugs that you’re going to use. Sockets, outlets, and cords must all be in good condition to assure your safety.
USE GFCI AND OTHER SAFETY ELECTRICAL DEVICES
When you’re using outdoor decors like lantern or lamps be sure to use GFCI outlets, this is to ensure the safety of the person installing the decorations. GFCI protects you from ground faults due to short circuit, preventing you from getting electrocuted by cutting off the electricity. Other than GFCI you can also use safety electrical devices like AVR, Voltage Protector, and Step-down Transformers. These kinds of devices protect your appliances or even your decorations from getting overloaded and give you more protection from electrical accidents.
AVOID OVERLOADING YOUR EXTENSION SETS
If you’re putting up all your decorations, don’t forget to check how much wattage or amperage your electrical system can handle, this is to avoid overloading your extension sets. There’s a huge chance of overloading your circuits and causing a short circuit if you mindlessly plug in all your Halloween decorations in just one outlet. In order to avoid this, know how much wattage each piece of decor needs and add everything up. The sum must not exceed the capacity of the extension set in which you intend to plug it in. You should consider switching to a different circuit or add new extension set if it does not meet the requirements of your decorations.
PLACE DECORATIONS ON SAFE LOCATIONS
Location is important when you’re decorating your home. Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, avoid placing them in walking areas like corridors as they may pose as tripping hazards, especially for extension cords and other kinds of wirings. You should also keep in mind to place your wires and plugs away from the water source because it is prone to electrical short circuits. In tucking up your wires avoid using metals like nails or staple, better use insulated tapes or coated wires on organizing them. Also check if the position of your decors is not prone to weather changes, you won’t know if it will suddenly rain outside.
INVEST ON A SMOKE DETECTOR
The smoke detector is a great device for detecting fire inside your house, in some instances you might forget to turn off your decorations that might overload and cause fire. If your family is fast asleep and there is a sudden accident, the smoke detector will do its job and alarm everyone inside the house with its loud noise. With this, you can prevent fire from getting bigger and save your home.
POWER OFF ALL DECORATIONS WHEN NOT IN USE
Lastly, power off all your decorations when not in use. Whenever there is no one at home, during the early hours of the day until the afternoon, and at the deepest of nights when everybody’s asleep, these are the times when you should turn off your decorations.
KEY TAKEAWAY
It’s very exciting to celebrate Halloween and dress up as ghosts or monsters, there are lots of candies and food available for your family, but accidents, electrical shocks and fire will surely spoil all those things so make sure to follow these electrical tips. You can now avoid electrical accidents and have a hazard-free celebration for this upcoming Halloween. Be sure to Visit the Meiji Electric Website to get more electrical tips to make your daily life easier and worry-free.