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Some myths about the home usage of electricity at home generate from sheer lack of understanding about how electrical equipments function. There are too many instances where people unnecessarily fear about overloaded circuits or make wiring responsible for simple electrical problems. As professional residential electrician at Bromley we are aware of these common misconceptions and how these lead to bad handling of home equipments and wiring. Explaining these myths we would try to help people handle electricity better.
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Common Home Electrical Myths
Residential Electrical Myths
There are too many instances where people unnecessarily fear about overloaded circuits or make wiring responsible for simple electrical problems. As professional residential electrician we are aware of these common misconceptions and how these lead to bad handling of home equipment's and wiring. Explaining these myths we would try to help people handle electricity better.
People Need to Be More Circumspect About Circuits Being Overloaded
Misconception about how GFCI functions
People often consider GFCI as something that only trip when a person gets shocked. Another misconception that persists is that GFCI is supposed to trip off when overloading happens. The truth is it is not at all sensible to overloading but it is only sensible to electrical leaks of any kind.
Wrapping wire and nuts is always a safe practice
Nowadays with the insulated wires the need to wrap them with tapes has decreased steadily except a few instances where we can see the copper wires are sticking out.
Old Wires Inside The Wall Can Be Responsible For Damage
Wires deteriorate very seldom over time and for any electrical damage or accidents mostly the equipment's at the electrical boxes can be held responsible. Receptacle, switches, lights, connections, circuits are often responsible for such incidents than the wiring.
Flipping A Tripped Breaker Will Help It To Reset
There is no verified instance that it will always be so. Moreover, flipping won’t help much since only a strong “on” button push and an “off” following it can help you to reset it. But again, a tripped off breaker can be an alert that a short circuit is underway.
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