Old or damaged blankets cause more than 5,000 fires a year. Research has shown that electric blankets ten years old (or older) still in use in homes in Britain are responsible for 99% of the fires caused by electric blankets. And each year 20 people are killed and 100 injured in such fires.

 

Read this before starting any electrical work.

From the 1st January 2005, people carrying out electrical work in the home or gardens in England or Wales will have to follow the new rules in the building regulations.