Loose outlets?
How do you know if your outlets are good?
Are the outlets in your home a strong 24ozs of
connection strength or are they a weak 16ozs? Do you have a dangerous
situation with 10ozs or less. Having loose, broken and damaged outlet is a huge
fire risk. At Generation 3 Electric we go out to several close call fire
situations every year that occur because of loose connections at the outlet. So
much so, we now use this tension tester to check exactly how bad of a
connection an outlet has. Having an outlet professionally replaced is very inexpensive
compared to having a house fire. I can only imagine how many of these
outlets that have started fires- and instead of the one call to
the electrical company there are now several calls being made: One to the fire department,
Then to a hotel ,an insurance adjuster, and a general contractor to repair
the problem. The general contractor is going to call the electrician so you are
best off cutting out the middle men and call your electrician to make sure you
are safe.
A good rule of
thumb for outlets is they need to be replaced every 20 years. This should make
sense to most people when you think about it. An outlet is mostly made out of
plastic. 20 year old plastic become week and brittle. They are no different
from any other plastic products you may have purchased in the late 1980 or
early 1990. Wait there is one difference: Broken
and weak outlets can cause fire!!
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