1. Lint in your dryer:
Leaving lint in your dryer's lint trap- or worse inside the guts of your dryer can lead to a fire. It is important that you clean the lint trap after very use and make sure that the fluffy stuff has not accumulated any where else in the machine.
2. Aluminium Wiring: Homes built with aluminium wiring are 55 times more likely than those with copper wiring to go up in smoke and the chances of fire increase every year. Make sure when was your home built and if it was before 1972, have an electrician check out the wiring.
3. Paper Towels: This commonly used item causes surprising number of kitchen fires. never put them in microwave which can lead to ignition of metal flecks.
4. Humidifiers: A great thing for dry skin and cracked lips but dirty reservoirs and filters breed mold and bacteria, putting an increased risk of contamination from mist and steam, to avoid theses dangers change the water daily and clean the tank often , drying it thoroughly if not in use.
5. Fire places and chimneys: Cresote-caked chimneys can cause explosive fires or let carbon monoxide seep into your home. To avoid this hazard hire a chimney sweep and make sure you have a screen in front of your logs to keep embers inside the fireplace where they belong.
6. Fleas: Even if your cockapoo is clean, your hous still can get fleas. These litttle buggers piggy back on rodents and are responsible for spreading a number of diseases. Put on traps for rodents and get your house cleaned for fleas often.
7. Kitchen Sponges: Unless they are not sanitized seriously it is known that the kitchen sponge may carry more germs than on the toilet seat. You should regularly toss them in the dish washer and replace them often.
8. Cockroaches: These creepy crawlers love warm and humid places. They carry a range of bacteria and can spread many diseases. To avoid them empty the kitchen trash regularly, don't stack up newspapers and card boards, repair holes in the walls and use insecticides.
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