Protect your home against fire hazards.

Fires are among the most common household accidents people fall victims to.  Fires cause incalculable damages. To avoid becoming a statistic, it is advisable to take some conscious steps to protect your home against fire hazards. Getting a Safe-T Designer Fire Extinguisher is already an excellent choice. This revolutionary extinguisher is verifiable proof that functional beauty does exist. One of these will be an amazing decoration to your living space and yet it will serve its purpose perfectly well.

To protect your home against fire hazards, act both inside and outside

 

While, most often, fires break out inside our precious homes, what happens outside shouldn’t be underestimated. Potential fire threats can be anywhere.  Observe, check, identify threats and act accordingly. Only this approach guarantees safety and peace of mind.

Start from the inside of your home

Since most of our life happens inside our homes, this is the place where you should start your mission to protect your home against fire hazards. Don’t take this task for granted. Be conscientious and diligent in identifying and eliminating potential threats. Here are a few useful pieces of advice on the subject:

A. If you have any doubts, ask a PRO

It's all about prevention.  If your house has an old electrical panel, is it safe to operate? Beware of improperly grounded receptacles or hidden damaged electrical wires or overloaded circuit breakers, panel, fuse boxes as well as bad connections.

Another potential fire threat comes from the natural gas or LP gas system in your home. You need professional help and assistance to find loose fittings or leaking valves that can cause serious problems. Also, faulty pilot lights may sometimes indicate a big problem. 

B. Run a check of your home appliances

The improper use of home appliances can cause fires. However, if you apply these precaution measures, you will decrease the fire hazards to a minimum:

• Your stove and oven should always be clean. Grease is flammable.
• Missing ground prongs and damaged installation increase fire hazards. Thus, solve the problems as soon as they appear.
• Space heaters should be used with the utmost care. It is best not to use extension cords and keep them at a safe distance from other items. Always keep them on flat surfaces and never cover them!
• Get rid of unneeded clutter used appliances. Recycle or create extra space by renting a storage unit.

Some order in your kitchen is a must if you want to protect your home against fire hazards

The kitchen is the room in a house where the majority of household fires happen. Despite this fact, believe it or not, following several simple steps will provide you with safety and eliminate fire threats for good. Make sure you always:

• Switch off cooking appliances after use.
• Keep your eyes on the hot cooking surface during the meal preparation.
• Turn pot handles to face inwards when cooking is in progress.
• Have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Interestingly, Safe-T Designer Fire Extinguisher will only add to the charm of your kitchen. This ideal combination of imaginative design and functionality can be a thoughtful housewarming gift as well.

Change some of the everyday habits

Some of your habits will probably need to change. The fact that you have been lucky by now does not guarantee that nothing will happen in the future. Thus:

• Though they are romantic, take good care when you use candles.
• Avoid drying your laundry by the fire.
• Always unplug all the appliances you aren’t using.
• Don’t lie down when you are smoking. You can easily fall asleep with your cigarette still burning. And the consequences? Not too difficult to imagine by all means.

 

Outside of your home matters too

This is especially important if you live in an area which is prone to fires due to the surrounding and weather conditions. If you consider these circumstances too difficult to fight with on a daily basis, maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to move. So what if you are used to the current neighborhood? So what if you might need to move your billiard table? Every problem has a solution.

On the other hand, if you decide to stay, here is what might help to protect your home from fire hazards:

• Being very flammable, leaves and debris should be removed regularly.
• If you have wood, store woodpiles away from your house.
• Invest some time in removing dead vegetation from your garden.
• Provide a garden hose that can reach even the most remote parts of your garden.
• Recycle paper, plastic, and cardboard regularly instead of creating rubbish around your home.

Use technology to protect your home against fire hazards

Fire prevention tools are a great way to protect your home against fire hazards. For example, a home sprinkler system provides high-level security because it protects your home even if you are not there. Also, a lightning protection system is worth considering in certain areas too. Finally, keep your Safe-T Designer Fire Extinguisher at hand, enjoy the view and hope you’ll never have to use it.