Is Your Home Wiring Safe?
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Today's demands can stress the wiring in many homes. Few people know the warning signs.
When you plugged in your new refrigerator, cranked up the air conditioner or turned on the light to read this report, you probably didn't give a lot of thought to the wires carrying the electricity. Few people do.
After all, your home's electrical system is hidden in the walls. Homeowners and renters generally know so little about electricity that they tend to take potential problems too lightly or overlook them altogether.
But you need to pay attention to your home wiring no matter when your home was built or where you live. Thirty-nine thousand house fires and 350 deaths each year in the
And at a time when many homes are increasingly susceptible to electrical problems, government oversight that's supposed to protect homeowners and renters is often fragmented and ineffective, Consumer Reports has found.
