This summer there are good opportunities to save electricity. Here you will also find some tips if you use electrical appliances outdoors.
First and foremost, consider turning off the heating indoors if you
has its own heating system so that energy is not used unnecessarily.
But it's wonderful to extend summer evenings on the patio or balcony.
by using infrared heat. If you do – remember to turn it off
when the evening is over. One tip is to connect the infrared heater to an outlet with
timer, a small investment that can pay for itself many times over.
If you are cutting grass, trimming hedges or working with other electrical appliances
outdoors, you can easily cut the cable with the tool you are using. Then
there is a risk that, for example, the casing of the tool becomes live and you
or someone else may be injured.
A ground fault circuit interrupter trips quickly and cuts off all power if something like this happens.
occurs. There is usually one in your electrical panel. On the switch there is a
test button – press it to check the function of the switch. If
If the power in the house is cut off, the ground fault circuit interrupter will work as it should.
There are also portable ground fault circuit interrupters that you connect between the electrical outlet
and the garden tools.
