{"id":5232,"date":"2012-05-19T00:22:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T05:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=5232"},"modified":"2012-03-23T09:25:01","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T15:25:01","slug":"dont-be-shocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/05\/dont-be-shocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t be Shocked &#8230;&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/home.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5233\" title=\"home\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/home.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a>Don\u2019t be shocked &#8211; test your home energy safety knowledge<\/p>\n<p>Electricity has become such a natural part of everyday life, but it\u2019s easy to take for granted the danger it can impose. Take this quick electrical safety quiz and see how well you score when it comes to common electrical sense.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy, it\u2019s fun, and it\u2019s important.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1) What does the third prong on a 3-prong plug do?<\/p>\n<p>a)\u00a0 Provides a path to ground for electricity that may stray from an appliance or\u00a0 product.<\/p>\n<p>b)\u00a0 Provides extra power for equipment requiring higher voltage<\/p>\n<p>c)\u00a0 Helps to hold the plug firmly in the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Answer:\u00a0 A, the third prong protects your appliances and prevents electric shock by providing electricity with a direct path to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 To avoid overloading your household circuits, how can you find out the circuit capacity?<\/p>\n<p>a)\u00a0 look at your electric bill, it should tell you.<\/p>\n<p>b)\u00a0 Check the meter outside your house.<\/p>\n<p>c)\u00a0 Open your breaker box or fuse box.<\/p>\n<p>Answer: C, your breaker or fuse box should contain a diagram showing the amp capacity for each circuit.<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0 True or False: It\u2019s OK to use black electrical tape to repair a frayed power cord, or to splice a power cord, as long as you cover all exposed wire.<\/p>\n<p>Answer: False, the black tape, usually vinyl, is not rated to handle the heat generated by electricity running through the wires and will melt and burn.<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0 True or False: To keep an extension cord off the floor, it is best to run it along a baseboard or wall and tack it in place to avoid accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Answer:\u00a0 False, never put a tack, staple or nail into an extension cord or power cord. It will expose bare wire and cause a shock or short.<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 True or False: It\u2019s OK to leave an extension cord permanently in place as long as it is in plain view and out of the way of foot traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Answer: False, extension cords are temporary solutions only and not safe as a substitute for home wiring.\u00a0 They tend to wear out and could overheat and cause a fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t be shocked &#8211; test your home energy safety knowledge Electricity has become such a natural part of everyday life, but it\u2019s easy to take for granted the danger it&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5232\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}