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By Doris Daugherty
Learn the language of your electrical appliances and you may prevent a fire, appliance damage, or personal injury. Five warning signals that spell danger to you and your home if not heeded are: 1. Blinking or annoying “onoff" periods in the operation of an appliance usually means there’s a loose connection. Perhaps it’s only a loose screw, but repair it before a more serious problem occurs. 2. “Tingle" or slight shock when handling an appliance or switch tells you that there’s trouble brewing. Inspect for loose wires or poor insulation. Or, the appliance may need a 'ground wire" connected.
3. Crumbling of rubber insulation on lamp or appliance cords can eventually expose electric wires which can short-circuit, or make metal lamp bases a serious shock hazard. 4. Dimming of lights, slow heating of appliances, sluggish motors, and a shrinking TV picture indicate inadequate wiring. Overloading the circuits means overheating wires . . a dangerous fire hazard. 5. Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers are also signals of overloaded shorted circuits. Be sure the fuse is the right one for the size„.of wiring. If the fuse will let more power through than the wiring can safely carry, it is not a safety device.
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