Several years ago during the annual HVAC inspection the guy suckered me into paying for a fancy surge box that he installed on the side of the breaker box
Well I’m enjoying the deck when I hear a roaring noise and smell burning plastic. Look over and this little box that was supposed to protect my house was shooting flames and black smoke up the side of the house. Went in and grabbed the BC extinguisher and put out the fire.
Pulled the beaker out, verified the lump of plastic was cooled off and nothing was burning under the house. Anything else I need to do to sleep safe tonight?
Good thing the weather is going to be mild so I don’t have to pay a weekend emergency charge.
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov
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