There’s nothing more annoying than tripping over bunches of wires in your own home, as if falling afoul of some masochistic booby trap. Sooner or later, it’ll result in a serious injury. Between the trip hazards and the electric shock risk, having loose cabling all over the house is not safe, especially if you have a young children at home.
There are a number of precautions you can take when setting up your cabling. The first – and perhaps most obvious – step to take is to buy wire tidies and label them. You can keep track of each appliance this way, without having to run your hands along lengths of knotted cabling.
Another precaution is to try to avoid having to run wires across the room if possible. If you have to, bury them under the carpet or attach them to the wall. You can get all the necessary bits of kit for attaching wires to the wall (as well as browsing cables) at rs-online.co.uk.
If you have spare cables and parts for your appliances, store them safely away in the loft or another place where they can’t easily be reached by children. One of the first mistakes people make when storing spare cabling at home is just to bung everything into a large box or crate. This way, everything gets entangled and becomes a big, weighty, unappealing mess of plastic and wire. The key is using small boxes – photo storage size. Wrap each cord onto itself and then secure with a zip tie. Then sort the morass of technology into piles. Get a small box for each pile and label accordingly.
Remember to check and – if necessary replace - plugs before using them. Any loose wires can be a serious electrocution hazard, so keep everything neat and tidy and you’ll stay safe. Help your kids learn about electricity safety with the Electrical Safety Foundation International.
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