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Month: January 2020

How Smoke Damages Electronics
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How Smoke Damages Electronics

A fiery blaze unleashes smoke, and microscopic smoke particles can find their way into the inner parts of various electronics. The fragile circuitry of electronic devices makes them especially susceptible to smoke damage. Once soot and smoke permeate an electrical device, irreversible damage is possible. What is smoke? Smoke is an unavoidable outcome of fire and it consists of gases, water vapor and particles. Mostly made up of carbon, smoke contains various chemicals and fumes, which vary in accordance to the type of material that is burned, whether plastic or wood, for instance. Dioxins, a toxin that is harmful to humans, are present when plastic burns. Nitrogen oxide is released when wood burns. Highly acidic chemicals, like sulfur dioxide, acetic acid and hydroch...
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Safety Tips to Prevent Space Heater Fires

With the severely cold temperatures that winter brings, keeping warm is a priority to stay safe and healthy. To protect yourself against the cold, you can bundle up with warm clothing, heavy jackets, and other winter accessories. When staying indoors, the best ways to stay warm are to turn on the heat or even cozy up in front of the fireplace if you have one. Some parts of a property can be more difficult to warm than others. However, it is not practical to increase the overall temperature in your residential or commercial property just to accommodate one area. In such a situation, a space heater can solve this issue because it allows you to provide supplemental heat for a certain area without having to adjust the overall temperature of the property. As with any...