Did you know that, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), Christmas trees start an average of 260 home fires every year? Electrical hazards, including electrical fires, shorts, and electrocutions, threaten average homeowners, especially during the holiday season and winter months. What are some important tips to keep homes safe? Protect Electrical Wiring Eliminating household electrical hazards depends on careful wire management. Homeowners need to carefully inspect electrical wiring to make sure it remains organized and intact. Here are some simple products and fixtures homeowners can use to prevent wire damage: Desk grommets. Circular or oblong rubber grommets fit…
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With Christmas just around the corner, so too are winter’s coldest months. In fact, satellite measurements found that, in July (winter in the Southern hemisphere), the temperature in Antarctica plummeted all the way to 135.8 degrees below zero. That tied the unofficial record for the coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet. While you probably won’t have to worry about warming up your home and shielding your family from such extreme temperatures, getting the proper heat repairs during the winter months is vital for staying warm. Without doing so, it can be tough to stay cozy during the harshest winter…