That can help prevent scalding, according to the CPSC. Lower the temperature on your water heater to 120° F. So repair or replace any glass enclosure that is damaged or scratched, or that doesn’t seem to close properly. Glass could also shatter if doors aren’t aligned properly when they are installed or if they become loose over time. As with glass oven doors, even minor nicks and scratches can cause stress points, making them vulnerable to breaking if, say, you hit one with your elbow while reaching for the shampoo. Shower and tub doors were linked to over 300 injuries in CR’s analysis of CPSC data. Leaks could damage the device, and it could be hard to find behind a mess of cleaning supplies. Good to know: Don’t store a fire extinguisher under a sink. And never place cookware on an open glass oven door. To avoid this, keep pots and pans from banging into the glass. Nanni says the cause could have been a defect in the glass, or a scratch that created a stress point exacerbated by the oven’s high heat. One woman, for example, reported that she was taking a sheet of cookies out of her stove when glass from the oven door erupted all over her and the floor. Glass oven doors can shatter, according to CR’s analysis of the CPSC data. And to make sure temperatures are where they belong-37° F for the fridge and 0° F for the freezer-buy separate thermometers to put in each. Make sure that gaskets on fridge and freezer doors seal tight. Some warning signs: Your butter seems softer than normal, or there’s condensation in the fridge or ice on freezer walls. Refrigerators don’t always keep the temp where you want it, or the temperature display might not be accurate. Monitor Refrigerator and Freezer Temperaturesĭon’t let food poisoning be the first sign that your fridge is on the fritz. They’re key in the kitchen because water and electricity don’t play nicely together, Nanni says.
They are the ones with reset buttons: When they detect any variation from normal current, an internal switch cuts the flow of electricity. One sign of trouble: A plug won’t stay in.īe sure you have GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) outlets in your kitchen.
That’s a step only 35 percent of single-family homeowners say they’ve done in their current home, according to CR’s October 2021 home safety survey (PDF). If you’ve lived in your home for many years and haven’t had it inspected lately, have an electrician check the wiring. Wiring that’s not up to snuff can spark fires when those appliances power up, says Jim Nanni, associate director of appliance testing at CR. Up-to-date wiring is extra-important in kitchens because of all the gadgets we plug in there. Other good habits: If you spill something, mop it up right away put commonly used items in easy-to-reach cabinets and for things stored up high, use a sturdy step stool, not a chair. So close it when you finish loading the dishwasher. Tripping over an open dishwasher door can bang your shin and send you sprawling. While there isn’t one single way to prevent kitchen dangers, experts recommend taking the following steps. And those dishwashers: Turns out when interior plastic parts warp, they can expose sharp edges that can cut people. But cooking fires and electrical wiring problems were also prominent causes. As you might expect, many of them are burns and lacerations-after all, it’s easy to underestimate your need for oven mitts or overestimate your skills with a chef’s knife. In the 10-year period CR analyzed, we found more than 10,000 reports of injuries that happened in the kitchen-more than any other room in the house. The kitchen is the heart of the home, but it’s also an injury hot spot.
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