Do You Ventilate Your Power Cords?

broadgage:

Beside my bed  I have two twin sockets, red ones connected to the UPS.

Cellphone charger.

Cordless phone base unit.

Light.

Radio.


Dont use an electric blanket. Clock is battery powered.


Nearby is another twin socket, mains only. In case I wish to use a heater, power tool, or vacuum cleaner.

Presumably the U.P.S. is there to supply the phone in case of a power cut. I advise my customers without a U.P.S. that their cordless phone will not work during a power cut so will be unavailable in an emergency as the base will not be powered. I advise that they buy a cheap basic plug in phone for such emergencies, but most people will hide such away never to be found when urgently needed unless it is permanently plugged in. One customer, being a woman, even tidied away the kitchen fire extinguisher so that its location is not obvious to her or others when urgently needed. Tidiness before safety is a bonkers system


Z.


 

broadgage:

Beside my bed  I have two twin sockets, red ones connected to the UPS.

Cellphone charger.

Cordless phone base unit.

Light.

Radio.


Dont use an electric blanket. Clock is battery powered.


Nearby is another twin socket, mains only. In case I wish to use a heater, power tool, or vacuum cleaner.

Presumably the U.P.S. is there to supply the phone in case of a power cut. I advise my customers without a U.P.S. that their cordless phone will not work during a power cut so will be unavailable in an emergency as the base will not be powered. I advise that they buy a cheap basic plug in phone for such emergencies, but most people will hide such away never to be found when urgently needed unless it is permanently plugged in. One customer, being a woman, even tidied away the kitchen fire extinguisher so that its location is not obvious to her or others when urgently needed. Tidiness before safety is a bonkers system


Z.