Manufacturers and experts associated with the electrical cable industry have expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of electrical fires in commercial and residential buildings across the country. For this, he has blamed the unorganized companies.
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Manufacturers and experts associated with the electrical cable industry have expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of electrical fires in commercial and residential buildings across the country. For this, he blamed the unorganized companies, whose market share in the industry is around 35 per cent. Everyone said that unorganized companies use recycled copper and PVC and they have been avoiding paying GST for a long time, due to which they get a lot of profit in the local market.
Poor quality of these products
This needs the immediate attention of the government. He also advised people to opt for products made by reputed brands and not unorganized local products which are available at marginally lower prices but of substandard quality.
The building wire market is around 20,000 crores, but most of them sell PVC or FRLS insulated wire, which is not a great option. According to experts, there are many reasons for electrical fire such as overloading, loose connections, loss of insulation, bad conductors, human error etc. These fire accidents only cause loss of property. Rather, in many cases, even go away.
Gopal Rao, consultant and former director of RSP Design Consultants, says that in most cases a short circuit is to blame. He also said that according to the load, selection of conductor, proper insulation and quality control also play a very important role. They say that good quality cables, if fitted properly and not tampered with, should last for years. So whether the electrical equipment is of Indian standard or international standard, correct equipment and installation matter more.
What is the reason behind the accidents?
It is a fact that most of the incidents occur when the circuit is overloaded and this overloading leads to PVC insulation failure, resulting in bare live circuit conductors coming in contact with each other, causing short circuit. During short circuit, if the power supply is not stopped immediately and the insulation is not correct, its temperature starts increasing further, which then results in fire. In all major fire accidents, most people die due to suffocation due to inhalation of toxic fumes.
Rao suggests choosing the right type and size of wire to avoid electrical fire incidents, and users should insist on only class 2 conductor wires. Wires with PVC or low smoke PVC (FRLS) insulation should be avoided and the conductor should be EC grade copper with 99.97 per cent purity. He also advised not to overload sockets by using multi-pin sockets, which could result in the circuit carrying a load of more than 70 per cent of the socket or wire rating.
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