Electrical fire safety advice

Electrical appliances have become a staple of modern life – from fridges and phones to toasters or the TV, it's hard to think of how we would get by without a few electrically-powered essentials.

Socket overload calculator
The Electrical Safety Council has an excellent online tool that can help you assess whether or not you are overloading an adaptor, when I tried it, a single hairdryer is about top of the limit, how many of us have straighteners also heating up at the same time!

CLICK HERE for link to the tool, plus safety advice.