{"id":7052,"date":"2016-09-10T08:04:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=7052"},"modified":"2022-07-01T04:03:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:03:38","slug":"5-deadliest-common-home-appliances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/","title":{"rendered":"5 most dangerous home appliances you wouldn&#8217;t expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_9030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9030\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dangerous-home-appliances.jpg\" alt=\"Dangerous home appliances may not appear all that threatening, or obvious even\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dangerous home appliances may not appear all that threatening, or obvious even<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you buy a home amenity, you have some basic expectations. You expect dishwashers to wash dishes, air-conditioners to cool the air, and microwaves to make food edible. What you probably don&#8217;t expect for them to unknowingly be dangerous home appliances; the kind that will straight up try and murder you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Air-conditioners<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we tell you the thing that cools the room is also the the thing most likely to set it on fire, you&#8217;d tell us to stop talking nonsense. And then we&#8217;d show you this Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/sites\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/files\/Issue%202%20Fires%20Involving%20Air%20Conditioning%20Fan%20Coil%20Units%20(2008%20-%202014).pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which clearly states that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air conditioning (A\/C) fires are most prevalent among the common electrical household appliances in Singapore with about 2 \u2013 3 cases per month<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7054\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/air-conditioner.jpg\" alt=\"Air conditioners are one of the worst culprits for home fires\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/air-conditioner.jpg 2477w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/air-conditioner-940x678.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air conditioners are one of the worst culprits for home fires<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mind you, this isn&#8217;t this year or last year. This is between 2008 and 2014, which means that A\/Cs have caused approximately <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">144 to 216 house fires<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (that&#8217;s not counting this year and last year). <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/09\/13\/us\/dcarea-arsonist-sentenced-to-life-in-prison.html?_r=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas Sweatt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the most prolific arsonist in the United States &#8211; and the most appropriately named criminal on the planet &#8211; only managed to get arrested for around 45 house fires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\/Cs burn more houses than serial arsonists. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s amazing A\/C purchases don&#8217;t already come with a discount voucher to the burn ward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst part is that this can happen <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when the A\/C is turned off. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see, by &#8220;turn off&#8221;, what most of us mean is that the A\/C gets put on standby. We don&#8217;t actually reach up there, and hit the button that shuts off the power to it. So it&#8217;s possible to come home from a long vacation, and find that your property value has been burnt down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The main culprit appears to be splicing: this is when a contractor decides to mend a broken wire by tying the copper bits together, and then covering it with masking tape. Because the power keeps flowing (we seldom shut it off altogether remember?), the heat melts the masking tape. The melted tape is quite flammable, and catches fire.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next the whole A\/C unit is aflame. And look where we like to put the A\/C units: above carpets, curtains, wooden floorboards, and other items that can be definitively described as &#8220;not fireproof&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to avoid this is to&#8230;not hire a substandard contractor, we guess?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h3><b> Garbage chute<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older residential units often had individual garbage chutes, whereas the new BTOs have a common dumping area. We kind of wonder if this is due to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/sites\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/files\/TOPIC%20A%20-%20Fire%20Stats%20for%20Jan%20to%20Dec%202014%20(100215).pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high incidence of garbage chute fires<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, we had 2,888 house fires, because eight is a lucky number. Of these, about 1,514 of them &#8211; more than half &#8211; were caused by fires in garbage chutes and bins. The main reason is people throwing a combination of random, highly flammable junk down the chutes &#8211; think a combination of batteries, hair mousse containers, old lighters, and maybe one half-lit cigarette. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most damaging of these tend to be fires on landed property, when the garbage dump or bin catches fire. It&#8217;s starts as a small spark, and ends with your property agent describing your house as a perfect golden brown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Owners of landed property should clear the garbage area often &#8211; pay someone for an extra removal if you&#8217;ve had a party recently.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h3><b> Washing machine<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a global scale, the leading cause of house fires are washing machines. Approximately <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifsecglobal.com\/what-appliance-is-most-likely-to-set-fire-to-your-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 percent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of all residential fires are caused by these mechanical sock stealers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of (speculative) reasons why washing machines want to murder you so bad. One proposed cause is that faulty washing machines &#8211; which cause electrical fires &#8211; can&#8217;t be easily recalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/washing-machine.jpeg\" alt=\"It is always good to check your washing machine periodically, especially if it is frequently used\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/washing-machine.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/washing-machine-940x940.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is always good to check your washing machine periodically, especially if it is frequently used<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your handphone manufacturer asks you to return it, you&#8217;re probably eager to. But if a washing machine company asks you to lug that monstrosity to a factory in Ubi, and then deal with the hassle of getting a new one installed later, odds are you can&#8217;t be bothered. Even if <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could, the distributor may not care to contact all the old customers and deliver that kind of news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other reason is that washing machines are like S-League matches: seldom watched. You&#8217;re probably not around when it&#8217;s running, so you won&#8217;t respond to a small fire fast enough. By the time you get back, forgetting you mixed the white and coloured socks is the least of your problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a good idea to check on your washing machine often; especially during periods of heavy use.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h3><b> Dropped lights<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s go back to the previous champion fire starter in Singapore: before air-con fires were named as one of the top dangerous home appliances, dropped lights were the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gia.org.sg\/pdfs\/industry\/property\/educationseminar\/fireseminar01_firestatistics.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top cause<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropped lights are lights dangled from the ceiling via a cord. There is a lot of exposed wiring involved, and dropped lights tend to be dangled over flammable things (dining tables, kitchen islands, your head, etc.) These fires tend to &#8220;drop down&#8221; from where they start, and set the rest of the room on ablaze. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incidence of dropped light fires fell significantly in 2010 &#8211; but they&#8217;re still a problem if you have particularly old models of lights. Also, if you&#8217;ve had a substandard contractor work on your lights recently, you may be inviting a fire (for mostly the same reasons in point 1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to avoid these fires, we suggest you stop using electric lights and live in complete darkness. Alternatively, you can make sure you use newer, safer models of dropped lights, and rely more on up-lighting (i.e. lamps that throw light onto the ceiling, to give the room a softer glow. It&#8217;s really elegant and pretentious). <\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h3><b> Water heaters<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this 2008 to 2010 SCDF report, water heaters come under lighting and air-conditioning as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/sites\/www.scdf.gov.sg\/files\/Issue%201%20Electrical%20Fires%20in%20Residential%20Premises%202008%20-%202010_2.pdf_\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fire causing amenities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t think these are a problem, they&#8217;re right next to the shower. Then again, if you&#8217;re anything like us, your response to a blazing fire will be to shriek like a 17 year old at a K-Pop concert, so forget common sense.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water heaters are considered a dangerous home appliance because they generate a lot of heat &#8211; heat which is then trapped near their electrical wiring. And water heaters are also one of the things people forget to turn off. After a satisfying warm shower, you might just forget the heater switch and leave it on all night. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also common: turning on the heater, and then going off to do something else (and leaving it on for hours).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forget property damage: you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> don&#8217;t want the heater to catch fire while you&#8217;re trapped in the bathroom, and come out looking like a melted birthday candle. Always, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remember to turn off the heater. Put a bright orange sticker above it if you have to.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably don&#8217;t know it, but there are some surprising dangerous home appliances that can straight up try and murder you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":54426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53589,53972,57131],"tags":[],"persona":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 most dangerous home appliances you wouldn&#039;t expect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You probably don&#039;t know it, but there are some surprising dangerous home appliances that can straight up try and murder you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 most dangerous home appliances you wouldn&#039;t expect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You probably don&#039;t know it, but there are some surprising dangerous home appliances that can straight up try and murder you.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/99dotco\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-10T00:04:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-30T20:03:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dangerous-home-appliances.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Ong\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@99dotco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@99dotco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Ong\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Ong\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/#\/schema\/person\/4ad00425f4de904205396b4c8b79f2a4\"},\"headline\":\"5 most dangerous home appliances you wouldn&#8217;t expect\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-10T00:04:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-30T20:03:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/\"},\"wordCount\":1212,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/5-deadliest-common-home-appliances\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dangerous-home-appliances.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Home &amp; 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