When extension cords are paired with appliances that have a heating element, it can lead to overheating, burning and ...

Use this same method to attach the other end of the clothesline to the opposite wall ... loop the zip ties through the metal hooks and secure the ties around your extension cord.

Extension cords are generally a safe solution for running power to electronics that are too far from the nearest wall outlet. But the operative word here is "electronics," which is not as all ...

It's cold. Keep plugging that space heater directly into the wall, America. "Let's say you connect [an extension cord] to a floor heater," Martinez says, "the plug melts and it starts a fire.