I know most of Sri Lankan households have these potentially hazardous power extension cords. Anyone with a basic knowledge of…. actually with common sense will notice that there are three pin outlets but the other end connecting to the wall outlet has only 2 pins. Is the earth wire (the green one) just for fun?
Since this is made of very cheap material, it melts even if you keep it in the sun. What will u think will happen if you use this for a prolonged period of time for a considerably high energy consuming equipment like an iron? The above. Now this one got totaled. What if the insulation got peeled off slightly? The next time you pull the wire out of the drum while it’s live, you would get electrocuted.
This happened because the wire was rolled around the drum so the heat couldn’t dissipate. One way to avoid this is to keep the chord completely extended all the time and be cautious when using these.
The other option is to not use these at all.
Since this is made of very cheap material, it melts even if you keep it in the sun. What will u think will happen if you use this for a prolonged period of time for a considerably high energy consuming equipment like an iron? The above. Now this one got totaled. What if the insulation got peeled off slightly? The next time you pull the wire out of the drum while it’s live, you would get electrocuted.
This happened because the wire was rolled around the drum so the heat couldn’t dissipate. One way to avoid this is to keep the chord completely extended all the time and be cautious when using these.
The other option is to not use these at all.
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