Did you know that homeowner insurance companies often require that fuse boxes be replaced? Pictured is a perfect example of the hazards of a fuse box. All the 30 amp fuses pictured should be 15 amps. When the antiquated 15 amp fuses kept blowing under the strain of modern appliances (indicating an overloaded wire and a need for a new line), someone put in a 30 amp fuse instead. Whenever the built in safety elements of an electrical system have been compromised a serious silent danger has been created.
A recent call came from a house the fire department had just left. A 60 year old switch (pictured below) had overheated and begun to burn. The homeowner smelled something and called the fire department. If she had not been home, it could have been very bad. She was perplexed because the smoke...
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