“Cable management sounds like it has nothing to do with me. Why do I have to spend time on it?” Most of us would have thought this way before we realized the importance of cable management. Nothing changes until the day your little baby grabs the cord on the ground out of curiosity and bites it like they’re eating snacks. That’s when you would have to run like one of the world’s fastest sprinters to snatch the cord from their hand and throw it away, wishing it disappears from their sight forever. Finally, you would realize that there are hidden severe dangers in the messy and exposed wires in your home which require you to do some cable management work. In fact, cable management is necessary wherever you and your family stay every day, such as in the bedroom, living room, kitchen, and study room. Read on to find out the improvement cable management can bring to your home.
1. Prevent children & pets from an electric shock.
Your baby and dog are naturally inquisitive and playful and therefore like to lick and gnaw everything that looks interesting to them, including dangerous power cables. Don’t think that your baby’s teeth are not sharp enough to bite the cable open. What if the wire has been trampled upon on the ground for a long time, and your curious baby happens to bite that broken part? The severe result will be self-evident. You’ll never find a way to deter the curiosity of your baby and pet, but you can keep floor-level power cords out of their reach by lifting all cords off the floor or covering them with cord covers. Proper cord management can eliminate the worry of electric shock. You don’t still need to hesitate.
2. Eliminate tripping hazards.
Not only children and pets often walk carelessly into a cable “ambush”, adults also do the same. The cables just lay effortlessly on the ground and wait for you to trip over. They may be undamaged, but you will get hurt upon falling. A kitchen is a place where it’s easier to trip over a cable because you have to navigate through it to pass the dishes to the table. For your and your family’s safety, cable management is an urgent thing to do!
3. Reduce family expenses.
Exposed floor-level power cords tend to be damaged or broken easily as you’re likely to trample on or step upon, which means you should spend money to get a new alternative more quickly. Protect floor cables with cable management products such as cable cover kits to extend the life of the cords which can help you save a lot of money as well as labor. More importantly, protecting cables will also keep them away from getting wet and encountering electrical leakage.
4.Make your house more aesthetically pleasing.
Your house will value less in your friend’s mind if he or she finds out that there are messy wires on your wall or floor. Do not ignore ugly exposed cables around your new wall-mounted HDTV or home theater. A cord hider is the best solution for cleaning up any cable mess on your wall as it can hide your cables perfectly. Also, when painted, it can seamlessly blend into your decor, making your house look more beautiful.
5. Organizing cables orderly can improve your work efficiency.
Are the messy computer cable, mouse wire, and keyboard cord on your desk distracting you? Are your feet entangled by cables under the desk when you are writing a proposal? If your answer is “yes” to both questions above, then you’ve got some desk cable management to do! Desk cable management is simple, but it can make a big difference to your desk. The result is that you’ll get a cleaner desk with more space as well as improved work efficiency.
Conclusion:
Overall, cable management is essential wherever you are; from your home to your professional environment for the sake of proper functionality, neatness and safety. Problems such as electric shocks, fire hazards due to sparks that can damage your home, appliances and network connections, tripping and injuring oneself or horrifying baby and pet accidents, are all some of the effects that can result from your failure to manage your cables. These are all serious problems you can prevent via proper cable management. After reading this article, check the cables around your house and manage them well.
