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Mr Moose · 2nd Jan 2010, 10:09 pm

Hello,
As others have said the risk of fire from a clock radio is very small and probably less than the risk of fire from the house wiring or other appliances that are on all the time like a fridge, so unless you switch your electricity off at the mains switch you wont be reducing the fire risk much by switching off the clock radio.
Fitting the right fuse in the plug (and any other plugs) and having the mains supply protected by an RCD will reduce any risk.
Shutting doors will stop the spread of smoke and fire and you should have smoke alarms fitted and tested regularly.
Yours, Richard

2nd Jan 2010, 10:09 pm	#33
Mr Moose Octode Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 1,043	Re: Fire risk Hello, As others have said the risk of fire from a clock radio is very small and probably less than the risk of fire from the house wiring or other appliances that are on all the time like a fridge, so unless you switch your electricity off at the mains switch you wont be reducing the fire risk much by switching off the clock radio. Fitting the right fuse in the plug (and any other plugs) and having the mains supply protected by an RCD will reduce any risk. Shutting doors will stop the spread of smoke and fire and you should have smoke alarms fitted and tested regularly. Yours, Richard