Gentle master of the house sleeps in front of the TV, while smoldering behind him in the withered branches of the Christmas tree to begin. Despite all the warnings that happens all too often.
"Arise in the Advent season in German households every year to 36 million euro loss in about 15,000 cases," estimates Katrin Rueter de Escobar of General Association of German Insurers (GDV), Berlin. Most fires were the cause. "
Such disasters can be fatal but easily preventable - HERE tips, not damitt the festival is for fire disaster.
How to make Christmas safe
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• Even when you buy there is something to note: During transport to the car roof Christmas trees must be secured with ratchet straps. Rubber belts or expanders can tear at high loads, as shown in a crash test conducted by ADAC.
• Generally, the Christmas tree down during transport in or on the car safely stowed. Otherwise face a fine.
• When transporting inside the vehicle may be the driver's view forward, not restricted to the right and left.
• It is important at home, then the secure state of the tree. That no one needs to crawl under the tree. "Today the market almost exclusively Christmas tree stand with cable technology available," said Lothar Beckmann from the Stiftung Warentest in Berlin. This enables the tree to fix comfortably by foot lever. Susanne Woelk, director of the Action "The Safe House" (DSH) in Hamburg, rather than the recommended one-rope of the four-rope technique, in which the rope passes directly through all clamping claws.
• The majority of Christmas tree stands are now combined with a water tank, which stabilizes the tree and watered. "When the tree comes into the heated house, he's there like a bunch of flowers" says Beckmann: "Without irrigation, it dries out quickly needling, and is much more flammable." Therefore, consumers should not sharpen to the trunk from the dealer, but even Fresh sawing.
• To avoid tipping, the tree should not stand in the draft between the door and windows. If in doubt, it is better to place it in addition to the wall, say, with florist wire - but only so that it is for children not be tripped over.
• Is the tree decorated with real wax candles, must also be curtains, paper and furniture out of reach. Who playful pets, the tinsel is better not to the lowest branches or the tree is on a stable table. When lighting is the rule of thumb, start at the top and vorzuarbeiten down. When deleting the candles the other way.
• For those who prefer light chains should resort to high-quality products, advises Stefanie Drückler by TUV Rheinland. Only chains with the GS symbol for "tested safety" had been tested by impartial investigators.
• Reputable manufacturers also put on reserve lamp. If a lamp to break the chain, it should be quickly replaced. Otherwise, the remaining lamps heat up even more, the fire risk increases. Tree ornaments made of felt or straw, therefore, does not belong in the neighborhood of lights, "warns Lothar Beckmann (Stiftung Warentest).
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