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Folk saying goes, is called "electric tiger", the power like the tiger on one, showing that power this thing powerful. In the past, "tyranny is fiercer than a tiger," the word has even sold Tiger the king of the traditional 100 to upgrade the status of a lot right now, electricity seems to be commonplace things in life can not get it from anyone , especially in our everyday life household appliances, televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, which one can not do without it on, can be made is double-edged sword, take electric water heater for instance, has brought convenience to people's daily lives, while There are also security risks.
Look at the following examples:
Two months ago, a pregnant woman in the high county to use "bao Sakura Snow Flower" brand bath water heater carbon monoxide poisoning. Through the mediation of local consumer association staff, family members more than ten million successful claims.
2004 12 20th, to Beijing working for Yang, Yang bath in the workplace, due to electric water heater, resulting in electrocution.
2006 11 25 18 20 points, 37-year-old Zhang finish long after the day's activities, to the warehouse next to the bathroom shower. Electric water heater for leakage, was killed.
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2006 published in the Chinese household electricity environment survey, since 1997, China's average annual water heater, more than 1,000 injury accidents, triggering complaints from about 5900. However, in subsequent product testing accident investigation found that most of the wounding of the water heater there are no quality problems.
Reports of injuries related to electric water heater can search a lot, why the appearance of the electric water heater will be inspected and it hurt? Expert analysis, the factors of insecurity mainly from electricity users to unsafe home environment, such as bad ground, FireWire and ground reversed, with poor quality of switches and sockets, circuit aging short circuit.
Or the results of the survey, China's urban household electricity environment shocking, no ground wire and grounding are not reliable, has become the most frequently asked questions. Families surveyed in 2386, the electrical environment is compliance of only 576, the other 1810 have varying degrees of risks, as high as 75.9%. City like this, rural households in the environment even worrying. Even if only 1% of the environmental concerns, but may bring 100% of security threats.
2007 7 1, the electric water heater "anti-power wall technology" will begin to enforce national standards, "water heater safety standard," "water heater performance standards," "water heater installation specification" is based on domestic consumption environment and water quality conditions established in this standard, the electric water heater will be more secure.
New national standard clearly states: "In the water heater to use in case of equipment other than the ground system anomalies, should be able to ensure the safety of users." If the water heater manufacturers do not have this feature, you should sell when the user statement. It is reported that the technical standards in anti-wall electric heaters under the production, no matter how the home environment, electricity, whether the earth, who can guarantee the safety of bathing, the unique "security warning feature" can take the initiative to find hidden dangers, whether you make do not use water heaters, as long as the home ground of any electric appliances such anomalies occur, will issue a warning, indicating a fault line at home to achieve a double security.
GB required to interpret popular consumer electric water heater
Introduction of new national standard electric water heater, immediately formally implemented in July, the situation is not optimistic, however popular. January said a report in the store, consumers safety standards on energy-saving water heaters often, big brand products with high prices to buy the rest assured, the understanding of the way products are often asked to the salesperson. The introduction of new national standard electric water heater, most consumers simply do not know that many consumers think that as long as there is safety certification mark 3C products.
The Mere Mention Of The End Of Electric Water Heaters On The New National Standard Will Be