How can you prevent defficiencies, bad performance or electric accidents? 

We challenge you with a question: Do you know how often a professional must check the entire electrical installation in Spain? At the residential level, at least every 5 years, for a commercial local, from 3 to 5 years, and an industry must be checked every year.  

Let's be absolutely clear: always a professional must check you installation. However, you can diminuish the risks with knowledge. We will explain how you can prevent accidents in the electrical installation yourself with the help of the Professional Association of Employers of Electrical Installations and Telecommunications of Madrid, our blog and other sources we will quote.

 Let's introduce you to your best friend: the electrical protection panel to familiarise you with ALL its elements read the exhaustive CEAC article.
What do we mean by the electrical protection panel? according to Wikipedia "is the panel on which the switches are present , circuit breakers, current bars, meters, etc., they will allow you to control and to protect of the circuit or circuits.

Advice on the prevention of deficiencies, breakdowns or electrical accidents:
 
1. Hire the precise power: prevention begins when the supply is hired. Very important: the installer must go with his identification visible. Also, when you want to connect a new appliance, check what power it needs and read its instructions.
 
Never steal the light subminister: to do so consciously and with the intention of defrauding is a crime typified in article 255 of the Penal Code, as MundoJuridico reminds us. In addition the puncture increases the risk of fire.

3.     Disconnect all the devices before going to sleep.

 
4.    Check the differential at least once a month. To do this, press the test button. If it does not fire, it means that it is a problem and the installation is unprotected.

5.    Pay attention to the electrical protection panel: if a small circuit breaker is tripped there are two possible causes:  

            5.1. The circuit is overloaded, disconnect the devices that are necessary to replace the switch.

           5.2. A short-circuit has occurred. In this case, disconnect the devices connected to the circuit. Doesn't the switch work? The fault is in the devices; if the opposite happens, and it is activated again, there is a fault in that circuit.

6.    If you go on holiday, disconnect the automatic circuit breakers from the protection remember: The risks do not rest.

7.     When you need to manipulate a receiver, turn off the switch on the main switchboard.

   
8.    Use your eyes: do electrical appliances have bare wires, bad plugs or plugs? Act immediately.
  
9.    Do not connect several appliances to the same socket, thief or multiple plugs: you will avoid overloads and sparks.

10.    Self-protection measures: 

       10.1. Do not use any electrical appliance connected with wet or damp hands, barefoot or wet feet: you would be electrocuted.

       10.2. Protect small plugs cover the plugs. Read our post on domestic accidents. 
  
11. Danger of death? Evacuate: here too we help you with our post: 'everything you need to know about evacuation exits'.

Thanks to all our sources

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