{"id":3091,"date":"2014-10-17T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T17:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/answers\/outlets-spark-unplug-something\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:47:24","slug":"outlets-spark-unplug-something","status":"publish","type":"answers","link":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/?answers=outlets-spark-unplug-something","title":{"rendered":"Why do my outlets spark when I unplug something?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We see this happen every now and then, most notably with irons.  What happens is, there is still current flowing through the circuit so when you unplug a device, you break the electric contact.<\/p>\n<p>To try and avoid sparks, turn <strong>off<\/strong> your appliances before you unplug them.<\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Why do my outlets spark when I unplug something?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"We see this happen every now and then, most notably with irons. What happens is, there is still current flowing through the circuit so when you unplug a device, you break the electric contact. To try and avoid sparks, turn off your appliances before you unplug them.\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We see this happen every now and then, most notably with irons. What happens is, there is still current flowing through the circuit so when you unplug a device, you break the electric contact. To try and avoid sparks, turn off your appliances before you unplug them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3091","answers","type-answers","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":[],"ptb_featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/answers\/3091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/answers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/answers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}