cork1958
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join:2000-02-26
Fruitport, MI | Holy Smokes!! That has to be very rare? | |
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 chesney09
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join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
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| Re: Holy Smokes!! It really not all that rare....
I worked for Americast - Now WOW a bunch of years ago...
It wasn't rare to see a tech hit electric (MAIN) when drilling the hole into the house or a 110 line in a wall. The result was "Typically" a cooked drill and the need for a blown circuit that would require an electrician to come out and repair. Hit that Main coming into the house and there were a couple house fires that resulted. If you think about it... It doesn't take much... | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| I know of a similar case. A plumber installing a new hot water heater in a home had to drill a hole in the wall for some reason. (Not my home, a customers) and somehow drilled into something which sparked a fire inside the wall.
Similar kind of deal... the plumber drills the hole and finishes up the install and leaves... but sparks somehow started a smouldering fire in the wall which eventually blossomed. The homeowner said a shorttime after the plumber left they could smell burning but couldn't locate the problem, and then noticed smoke coming from their roof vents, and then BOOM fire in the roof spreading like crazy. Even with quick Fire Department response, the upper floor, garage and roof were badly fire damaged and the lower floor was heavy water and smoke damage.
In that case, it took *THREE YEARS* before the Plumbing
Contractor's insurance paid up and the house was repaired.
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techguyga
MCSE, DCSE
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join:2003-12-31
Cumming, GA
| Re: Holy Smokes!! said by KrK  :I know of a similar case. A plumber installing a new hot water heater in a home had to drill a hole in the wall for some reason. (Not my home, a customers) and somehow drilled into something which sparked a fire inside the wall. Why whould you want to heat hot water? | |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| said by techguyga :Why whould you want to heat hot water? so it doesn't become cold water?
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join:2005-01-01
Emporia, KS | Re: Holy Smokes!! What he is saying is, it is called a water heater. Not a hot water heater. That is like saying cold air conditioner.
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | So now the "on time" garauntee needs to be ammended to "on time & we won't burn down your house". | |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL | Re: Holy Smokes!! That dude is so fired!! | |
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join:2005-01-01
Emporia, KS | Re: Holy Smokes!! No pun intended right? | |
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| jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS | Re: Holy Smokes!! If you hit a live wire and it sparks into insulation. It is very easy to have a fire. Now some of then new insulation has the fire retardant material, but an older house probably has the old stuff. | |
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iNTOUCHmail
join:2005-01-05
Goodyear, AZ
| Just the other day - our company performed a relocation (we do the IT work for the servers etc) in Goodyear, AZ and the neighbors claimed their x-ray machine had some sort of ground short message. They thought it was the cabinet installers, which we never figured out. They may have drilled into some wiring, or maybe just a surge?? Evil sometimes lurks in between walls and I bet it is more common than people think it is. Just last week news of a christmas tree fire which gutted a home a family lived in over forty years! I'd imagine *anyone* including companies like c=o=x have sub-contracters that can face any type of situation. | |
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You Suck
| Re: Holy Smokes!! Gezzzzz... I hope this installer was at least kind enough to provide wennies; stick's to roast em' on, buns and all the condiments as well as the cold drinks....  | |
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blackjeep
join:2001-07-12
Atlanta, GA | Re: Holy Smokes!! Why not claim it on his homeowners insurance and let the insurance company go after Cox and the contractor with all of their lawyers??? That way it would be done to his satisfaction, and Cox would still be made to pay up. | |
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Cam
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join:2003-01-25
Luther, OK
clubs: | Re: Holy Smokes!! To do that he has to start off by paying his deductible, which is probably a couple of thousand dollars. | |
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join:2005-01-05
Goodyear, AZ | hey, my cox is working now! This reminds me, especially satellite modems for some reason, Never leave these things on the carpet! I see so many people overlook the fact that simple heat, may cause combustion and cause FIRE! | |
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tkelley7
join:2001-02-12
Palm Springs, CA | time to hire people with a brain, mavbe their should be a lisance required for installers, that is if they can read english... haha | |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
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join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA
1 edit | Re: Holy Smokes!! ot reply sorry how about a license to post in proper English? sorry ot but i couldn't let that go unanswered. | |
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hkvalet
Specialist
join:2004-10-18
Las Vegas, NV | I heard from a Cox Tech that his co-worker broke a Plasma TV and he got to pay it right off from his pay check.
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