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Pete C. Pete C. is offline
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Default about EXTENSION CORDS (safety)

" wrote:

I had a customer in a mall plug their Seal dry mount press 1500 watts
in a ungrounded 18 gauge light cord extension cord.

I warned them it was unsafe documented it on my paperwork when fixing
their unit.

Abiut 6 months later I was back and noted not only had they not
replaced the extension but they stapled it to a carpeted wall

I fixed the machine and while waiting for it to heat went to a hardware
store and bought a air conditioner extension cord 12 gauge grounded.

the customer got mad when I cut their undersized cord into pieces and
used the brand new cord I just bought.

HEY you cant charge us for that! they were mad.

Its a gift 12 bucks wat less than a insurance claim, less than the
p[aper for all the forms that will need filled in.

they were ****ed customer never called again. heck they could of burnt
down s hills village


Good move, for small stuff like that it's easier to spend a few $ and
count it as your good deed for the day. Besides burning down the mall
after hours, it could quite possibly have gone up during the day and
resulted in an evacuation and possible injuries.

Pete C.