Return to Top Electrical Appliances Use them only for what they are designed and sold for. If you notice they aren't working, get them fixed or don't use them. Don't leave them on or plugged in when you aren't there. If they belong to the room and not to you, submit a Repair Request so that problems can be corrected immediately. They can take just so much, then they can overheat and become a fire hazard, Trying to push too much electricity through too small a wire causes heat.
Heat causes fires.
It's just that simple. Use only multiple outlet boxes with built-in circuit breakers. Every building has trash containers. Don't allow trash to accumulate in rooms or corridors. Never empty ashtrays into the trash .