MAKE SURE YOUR HOME HAS A GROUND PROTECTION SYSTEM


When you buy your electrical appliances, do not eliminate the third conductor, or the ground connection (cables and plugs with three prongs), because they protect your life and your appliances.

IN APPLIANCES THAT CONSUME SMALL AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY


Blenders, vacuum cleaners, hand beaters, electric knives, portable home appliances, television sets, VCRs, radios, computers, fax equipment, etc.: having a third conductor, or grounding connection, reduces the possibility of getting an electrical shock.

IN APPLIANCES THAT CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY


Refrigerators, water heaters, clothes washers and dryers, etc.: make sure that they have thicker cables (bigger diameter) than those commonly used for appliances that consume less electricity. In this way you will prevent the generation of excess heat and energy loss. By saving energy, you are saving money.

IN APPLIANCES WITH HOT AREAS


Stoves, irons, coffee makers, ovens, heaters, etc.: they should all have cables with a third conductor or ground connection, with insulation to resist high temperatures and prevent them from melting.

EXTENSION CORDS


When you plug in any of the above appliances to an extension cord, make sure it has three prongs. Otherwise, the protection of the third conductor, or ground connection, is lost.

As a general rule, an extension cord should have the same diameter or thickness as the cable of the appliance you are going to connect.