"Pete C." wrote in message
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" 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.

Maybe a better path would have been to fix the unit, testing it by plugging
it into a wall outlet, or your appropriately rated cord. After you were
done, unplug the unit, explain that they need to put it where there's an
outlet, and document in your report that there was nowhere to plug the unit
in. "Can't we plug it back into the extension cord" they might ask...
"Sorry, these units need to be plugged directly into the wall" They'll plug
it back in when you leave, but they can't blame you for the fire, or someone
tripping over the extension cord "that the dry mount press tech" installed.
Hey, it's up to them.