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10:27, Mon, Oct 6, 2025 Updated: 10:28, Mon, Oct 6, 2025 An electrical expert has warned that three common household appliances should never be plugged into extension leads due to the severe risk of ...

People working from home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been urged to be careful with their electrical devices. Safety experts have specifically warned about overloading sockets, daisy ...

Since working from home, I am using more devices than ever before. Both my partner and I have our laptops and phones charging most of the time as well as having electric radiators and other appliances ...

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An electrician has warned that there are six household items UK homeowners should never plug into their extension leads. If householders only used wall sockets they'd face difficult decisions about ...

A shocking survey has found that 74 per cent of electric car owners who charge their vehicles at home are risking electrocution and fires. Most dangerous are the practices of 'daisy-chaining' - ...

ELECTRIC car owners have been warned against charging their vehicles at home using regular extension leads. Motorists risk fire, power cuts and even potentially deadly shock by charging cars with ...

As summer approaches, more of us rely on fans, air purifiers, and other household gadgets to keep cool and comfortable, but plugging them into an extension cord could be a disaster waiting to happen.