An electrician's plea: Don't plug these 7 appliances (including AC units) into extension cords
Zero Day
JULY 12, 2025
While the fire risk is a bit lower with fridges, an extension cord could still cause the fridge to modulate its power and malfunction. But that requires a lot of heat, and larger models can consume as much as 2,000 watts -- this poses a considerable fire risk when plugged into even a 14-gauge cord. The same applies to power strips. To
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