It’s scary using some of the high wattage lamps that are sold with incandescent or halogen bulbs.
Unlike LED lamps, these older style lights can be severe fire hazards if they’re not used officially.
The last thing you want to do is burn your house down because you knocked over your lamp. That is a scary situation for me to imagine, but it’s not beyond happening as well. I know of people who have had troubles with fires after knocking over lamps onto the floor. That’s pretty much why I’m adamant about only using LED lights because they’re considerably safer as a whole. But lamps and lights are not the only fire hazards in the home. Even ovens and toasters could start fires if they’re used imofficially. One of the most dangerous things that you can use in a condo is a space heater. There are so several stories of people starting houses in apartments on fire using space heaters. There’s this rule that says you should only put things as close as 3 ft to a space heater. So it should be 3 ft away from walls and other objects that could be flammable. Back in the seasoned days you could trip over a space furnace and it wouldn’t turn off. That could lead to an immediate fire. Nowadays most space boilers come with tip over switches that deactivate the power to the space furnace as soon as it gets tipped over. These are really fantastic safety features to make sure you do not start a fire using a space heater.