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Post by MichRR714 on Jul 17, 2020 13:32:35 GMT
Not related to my layout at all, but made me think how important it is that we exercise safe wiring practices when wiring our layouts.
Yesterday my refrigerator that is under 7 years old suffered an electrical fire. A large bundle of cabling caught fire and burned completely through! The exact cause is not yet known and the manufacturer is sending out a representative next week to investigate.
Had it not been for the quick thinking of my kids... my home may have suffered serious damage.
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Post by ptc on Jul 17, 2020 13:36:57 GMT
Thanks for sharing this. Sure makes you wonder about who and where our appliances are bring made today. Very scary.
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Post by laz57 on Jul 17, 2020 13:52:24 GMT
Glad your kiddos caught it in time. Good luck and hope they find the cause.
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Post by Adam on Jul 17, 2020 13:56:18 GMT
WOW! Good that everyone is safe.
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Post by dennym57 on Jul 17, 2020 14:16:02 GMT
Wow! That was a close call. Good thing it was discovered before you had a major fire.
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Post by fabforrest on Jul 17, 2020 14:49:20 GMT
How old are the kids and what did they do?
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Post by MichRR714 on Jul 17, 2020 14:52:31 GMT
How old are the kids and what did they do? My kids are 16, 13 and 10. They quickly unplugged the refrigerator, put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, called and fire department and also Mom and Dad.
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Post by josef on Jul 17, 2020 15:03:35 GMT
Quick thinking kids, my hats off to them. Electrical fires are dangerous and they did the right thing and used a proper extinguisher for it.
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Post by Sir James on Jul 17, 2020 15:06:35 GMT
I can tell you first hand that Charlie and his wife have raised a fine family with good family values. They knew what to do. Which brings me to my layout wiring. No never mind it's pretty bad.
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Post by JDaddy on Jul 17, 2020 15:13:41 GMT
Charlie - what was the brand of refrigerator? I am still at loss on why this got hot why a fuse was not or breaker was not thrown automatically to prevent the fire if not at the panel... or internally at the refrigerator electronics. This is a recall in the making.
Can you imagine if nobody had caught this?
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Post by MichRR714 on Jul 17, 2020 15:21:39 GMT
Charlie - what was the brand of refrigerator? I am still at loss on why this got hot why a fuse was not or breaker was not thrown automatically to prevent the fire if not at the panel... or internally at the refrigerator electronics. This is a recall in the making.
Can you imagine if nobody had caught this? John, This thing has really scared me. After looking at the aftermath last night, it's apparent to me if nobody was home the house would have caught fire. The manufacturer is sending someone out Tuesday to inspect the unit. I'm going to give them an opportunity to look into this before I start pointing my finger. I do agree with you that this failure does appear to have implications.
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Post by gftiv on Jul 17, 2020 22:15:25 GMT
Fuses and circuit breakers are designed to protect the wiring. It looked like a motor burned up. If two wires next to each other short out, the motor will draw excess current and overheat. Maybe not enough current to blow the fuse.
The old ZW's hum. Because they do not know the words. The hum is the wires moving slightly against each other and rubbing the insulation off leading to a short and then maybe a overheat and a fire.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 22:29:19 GMT
JUDGING FROM PHOTO #2 IT MAY BE AN ELECTRONICS FAILURE. WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE BREAKER DID NOT TRIP.HUG THOSE KIDS CHARLIE!! VERY BRAVE WHAT THEY DID!
GARY.
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Post by fabforrest on Jul 17, 2020 23:45:50 GMT
good job by the kids!!
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Post by Traindiesel! on Jul 18, 2020 0:45:42 GMT
Holy crap, Charlie! It's scary when you think about all the things we have plugged in all day in our homes. I'm glad the damage was restricted to the fridge motor.
You certainly have taught your kids to be responsible very well!
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