The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that homes with aluminum wiring are 55 times more likely to have “fire hazard conditions” than homes wired with copper.
The National Fire Protection Association recommends that smoke detector alarms be replaced every 10 years.
Minnesota requires smoke detectors to be hard-wired versus battery backup.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, on average, per year, over 24,000 fires, 295 deaths, 900 injuries, and $1.2 BILLION loss by homeowners is due to faulty/improper electrical work in homes not up to code.
This is a highly-unprofessional/dangerous 'electrical handyman' practice of terminating (connecting) wires into housing holes, rather than properly around the screw(s).
According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), the four primary sources of electrical malfunction sources of ignition are, on average per year:
(1) Wiring and related equipment, 68% of all home fires; (2) Lamps, Bulbs or Lighting, 14% of all home fires; (3) Cords or Plugs, 10% of all home fires; and (4) Transformers and Power Supplies, 8% of all homes fires.
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Lighting accounts for, on average, ~15% of your home’s electricity use. You could saving about $225 or more per year after switching to LED lights!
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) monitor electrical current, and turn off the circuit if they detect a shock hazard.
They're required in garages, crawl spaces, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, ranges/ovens, dishwashers, garbage disposals, air conditioners, and anything exterior.
These are devices that detect and interrupt electrical arcing conditions presenting a home fire hazard via sensors built into the circuit breakers — AFCIs are required by the National Electrical Code (NEC) for certain electrical circuits.
When a circuit breaker is not designed for more than one wire to be connected to the screw, yet multiple wires are connected to a single screw, this is called “double tapping” — this results in damage to the panel and increased risk of fire.
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