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Question
What precaution should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic electric circuits?
Solution
The precautions that should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic circuits are as follows:
- Too many appliances should not be connected to a single socket.
- Too many appliances should not be used at the same time.
- Faulty appliances should not be connected in the circuit.
- Fuse should be connected in the circuit.
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