Baffling home electric problem

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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    Glad to see you fixed it. :smile:

    Yeah, man! Now, about that heat pump... :tongue:
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited May 2011
    MDAudioGuy - I would go around and rewire any outlets that are using the rear spring connections. As you found out, they're crap. That situation easily could've burnt your house down as the resistance went high and generated more heat, catching the outlet on fire, and starting a fire inside the wall.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    edited May 2011
    True dat.

    At least you didn't ignore it. Always good to hear of a cheap fix.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited May 2011
    nadams wrote: »
    MDAudioGuy - I would go around and rewire any outlets that are using the rear spring connections. As you found out, they're crap. That situation easily could've burnt your house down as the resistance went high and generated more heat, catching the outlet on fire, and starting a fire inside the wall.

    +1

    Those spring loaded rear connections are a source of frustration and I would highly recommend using the screw terminals over them.
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