Electricity, the most amazing natural phenomenon that a person has learned to subdue. When properly handled, it gives us light and heat, and if you break the rules for handling electric current, the consequences can be very sad.
Electricity and related hazards
The main parameters of electricity are: power and voltage. From exceeding the current strength, a short circuit may occur in the wiring, which in turn leads to fires. But in such cases, in most apartment buildings, in the switchboards, a traffic jam is installed. If the current increases to the set limit, then protection is activated and the power supply to the apartment is cut off.
Much more serious, the situation is with excess voltage in the wiring. Fortunately, if electrical appliances are equipped with voltage stabilizers or are prone to minor changes. If there is no such protection, then the devices can fail, and the excess current potential will settle on the body and on other objects in the form of static electricity. And here, a serious danger awaits us!
If there is a grounding of the devices and wiring in the apartment, then the accumulated current goes to the ground. And in the absence of such protection, in contact with an ungrounded object, static electricity rushes along the path of least resistance, i.e. through the human body.
In many Soviet-built apartment buildings, wiring has also been preserved since then. And there is an unspoken list of electrical appliances that are most dangerous in terms of static electricity. These include: electric stoves, washing machines and water heaters.
It is important to know that modern household appliances are made much more powerful. So, the danger of electric shock increases at times. To eliminate the danger of electric shock, it is necessary to make the correct grounding of the wiring in the apartment.
You can do this yourself, but you must adhere to a number of basic rules. Grounding must be carried out exclusively to the distribution panel. Fixing grounding wires to drainpipes and central heating is strictly prohibited. Household appliances should also have special plugs, the design of which provides for special protective elements.
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