[AT] Shhhh! Quiet==electrical

[Richard Strobel]

My pet peeves also Charlie :-((

Feel the cord on the wife's vacuum cleaner after she uses it for 10 
minutes..especially at the plug in.  No wonder it's so flexible now <vbg>

14 gauge, 100 ft. Walmart extension cords that people use to plug in their 
car engine heater at night.  And then wonder why the entire cord has melted 
down to bedrock..lol.

Peak or Peak-Peak power advertised on vacuums and such.  Makes the ignorant 
feel they got a BIG'un.  It's just a play on words.

I was surprised when Gene said he has 113 VAC on one leg of his house 
wiring.  In this house wall outlets run close to 124.  I'd be interested in 
what ya'll have in your neck of the woods.

Also..any update Gene?

RickinMt.




>
> I am a firm believer in wiring to the NEC at minimum. I also feed through 
> a 200A service. What really sizzles me is the kitchen outlet must be 20A 
> fed with 2/12 w/g form a 20A breaker.  The problem is the counter top 
> appliance which will plug into this outlet, usually made in some far off 
> place.  The power cord may be inadequate to the point that it gets hot 
> during operation.  The interior wires are often #18 or #22.  I once had a 
> coffee maker or ??? which would not work right out of the box.  It was 
> made somewhere south of Texas.  I opened it up to find two wires were not 
> inserted inside a plastic wire nut far enough to connect to each other.  I 
> know the recommendation is to unplug when not in use, but how many people 
> do this on a regular basis?  After all, they are UL approved.  I would 
> guess many house fires start on top of the kitchen counter.