How to choose New Year's decorations
How to choose New Year's decorations
With the approach of the New Year, the demand for the New Yearattributes increases. This means that the risk of buying goods of inadequate quality increases. In choosing the balls for a Christmas tree, garlands or firecrackers you need to be careful not to spoil your family such a wonderful holiday.
Garland
Bright lights of New Year's lights will please youon a Christmas tree or a house, but it's worth taking seriously to buy them. In Russia, garlands are subject to mandatory certification, so if you have any doubts, ask for documents on them. Also on them there must be a certificate, which proves that garlands are fireproof. On garlands that are imported from other countries, certificates may not be. But in this case they are used outside the premises, which should be warned by the manufacturer.
On the garland box there must be information aboutthe manufacturer, the product, the instruction manual and the power of the product. The instruction usually contains information on the place of use of the lights, on possible malfunctions and their elimination.
The power of Christmas tree garlands should not be above 50 watts. This can cause a fire in the Christmas tree. Increasingly, LED garlands are on sale. They consume less energy and are safer.
At purchase check up all wires that there were no bare sites. Ask to turn on the garland, check all the bulbs.
Christmas decorations
Christmas toys do not pass mandatory quality certification. But a manufacturer who cares about their products can provide it.
From whatever material you choose balls, they do notshould smell. Smelling toys can contain impurities of hazardous substances. You do not want to start a new year with a hospital bed and poisoning? Read the label carefully, plastic balls should not contain phenol or formaldehyde, they have a sharp odor.
Ask the seller to open a box of toys for you, hold several pieces in your hands. Unobtrusively rub the surface of the ball - paint should not come off it. The ball should be smooth, without chips and cracks.
Pyrotechnics
How is the New Year without fireworks? But often we buy pyrotechnic products, without even thinking about the fact that they can be dangerous. Acquire firecrackers only in specialized stores, and not with street vendors. In the store, upon your request, you must provide both a certificate of compliance with the GOST requirements for them and a safety certificate.
Pyrotechnics is divided into domestic and special use. For the celebration of the New Year the first kind of pyrotechnics will suit you, because the second kind is used only by professionals.
When buying salutes, check the expiration date. It should be not only on the packaging, but also on the body of the product.
Be sure to check if there is an instruction manual inside the box for using this pyrotechnics. It contains rules for the preparation and launch of salute, as well as its disposal after use.
