Protect Your Home from Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Hazards
Every May, the United States observes National Electrical Safety Month—a time dedicated to raising awareness about electrical hazards and promoting safety measures to prevent accidents. In recent years, one particular...
Illuminating the Importance of Spring Home Maintenance
As the vibrant colors of spring begin to emerge, homeowners often find themselves inspired to breathe new life into their living spaces. While the season beckons for outdoor activities and...
12 Electrical Safety Tips for the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time to decorate our homes inside and out, gather with family and friends, and enjoy all the beauty and wonder of...
The Dangers of a Power Outage
From the lights that illuminate our homes at night to the appliances that allow us to store food, cook, and clean, nearly everything in our lives depends on a steady...
Pool and Hot Tub Safety Tips
There’s nothing like taking a refreshing dip in your pool on a sweltering day or melting the day’s stress away in the hot tub underneath a moonlit sky. Yet each...
How to Beef Up Home Electrical Safety
You power your home with energy, but do you practice electrical and appliance safety? The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 31,000 home electrical fires occur every year, and...
How to Use Power Strips Safely
Once upon a time, being connected with someone meant keeping in touch by writing letters, attending family reunions, saying hello at the supermarket, or joining the same club. Not that...
How to Prevent a Kitchen Fire
Although no prevention plan is 100% effective, there’s plenty you can do to protect your home and family during meal preparation. The following tips are well worth following, especially around...
The Problem with Knob and Tube Wiring
“Knob and tube” wiring certainly isn’t a phrase that casual conversations are made of – and that assumes you’ve ever heard those three words strung together before. But you don’t...
Electrical Safety – Proceed with Caution
Ever wonder how easy it is to take certain things for granted? You want to watch television? You turn it on. Your phone needs recharging? Just plug it in. Need...
Fall Electrical Safety Tips
For the most part, electrical safety tips are the same, no matter what the season. Still, as our daily habits change from one to the next, it’s always a good...
Summer Electrical Safety Tips
Ensuring electrical safety at home is key to protecting your family, property, and belongings. And while that pretty much goes without saying, we often get asked “Exactly how do I...
Why You Should Inspect Your Electrical Outlets
Ah, the humble electrical outlet – a true unsung hero of modern times. Something most homeowners don’t spend a lot of time thinking about – and yet you really should....
Holiday Lighting Safety Tips
When you drive around town from early December through roughly mid-January, you can’t help but absorb some holiday cheer – maybe even with an added dose of good will. That’s...
Bad Habits that Can Cause a Fire
Some potentially dangerous situations are easy to avoid, like putting candles out before leaving the house or wiping up spills to avoid slipping and falling. Then there are those safety...