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Thank God for my wife
Jul 7^th, 2010 at 6:23pm

Last night I got home about 6:30 pm & my wife called me in to the living room, she heard a buzzing & smelled plastic burning. Well we checked all around & she noticed that the GFI plug where the A/C is plugged in was getting black & it was hot. I went downstairs & tripped the breaker. after that the buzzing went away. I got a new GFI plug before work & put it in. Thank God for my wife's hearing (like a bat) & sense of smell (like a dog) it would have been a very bad night for us if something bad happened.

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The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of frolic.

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Cathy Schaewe Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 248 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #1 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 8:05pm Only you, Chuck, would think that comparing your wife to a bat and a dog was a compliment. Seriously, that was very fortunate. I am happy that went so well, under the circumstances.
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Vaughn McMillan WR Addict Offline Does this nose make me look fat? Posts: 3,797 Albuquerque USA Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #2 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 8:09pm Cathy beat me to it. If I called my ol' bat a dog, there'd be a beatin' tonight for sure. Glad to see you got it found and fixed before it could get worse. smiley=thumbsup.gif
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5,969 Cross Hill South Carolina USA Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2010 at 8:57pm Bird dog huh... at least she saved her's and your bacon!!! Glad things worked out and no one was hurt or worse. You better be doing something special for her or I'm gonna tell her to get you to show her this post!!! smiley=thumbsup.gif
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David Hamann WR Administrator WR Patron Offline papadave Posts: 5,701 Pasco WA Washington USA Gender: Jet 1014VSI	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #4 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 12:50am glad everything turned out ok. now then, what was plugged into the GFI??
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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #5 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 1:24am An A/C unit. That in itself is a no-no. High amperage equipment can easily overload the circuitry in a GFI outlet. If you need GFI on a circuit with heavy draw, you should instal one of the Breaker type units. JimQuarles
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Chuck Beland WR Addict Offline I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12,873 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #6 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 4:02am Jim, I did pick up a AFCI (arc fault circuit interrupter) I just got to research to see if it's different to install then a regular breaker.
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Joey Nieves Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! And so do I! Posts: 313 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #7 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 4:18am Chuck your lucky my Batdog heard it to late and my inline water heater went up in flames last week. I'm waiting for the replacement to fly in from Texas. As for the breaker It's the same except you most tie the ground wire it to the bar. Joey
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Chuck Beland WR Addict Offline I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12,873 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #8 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 4:56pm Joey, Did it cause a lot of damage? if not you were lucky. Why did it happen do you know?
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Re: Thank God for my wife
Reply #9 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 5:45pm

No chuck basically the unit was fried
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I got to paint the wall but other than that, it's ok. The unit sprung a leak and wet the board, the board shorted out and it took some time to trip the breaker.
Construction here is basically concrete so there was no wood to burn(wood is for turning). I'll be following your footsteps and changing the breaker to a AFCI.

Joey

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Cathy Schaewe Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 248 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #10 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 9:42pm Joey Nieves wrote on Jul 8^th, 2010 at 4:18am: my Batdog heard it to late Joey Any man ever calls me a batdog, and he'll be singing soprano! ; smiley=slap.gif
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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #11 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 10:38pm Because it has to be Your Honor BatDog! JimQuarles
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5,969 Cross Hill South Carolina USA Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #12 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 10:49pm JimQuarles wrote on Jul 8^th, 2010 at 10:38pm: Because it has to be Your Honor BatDog! smiley=lolk.gif smiley=lolk.gif smiley=lolk.gif smiley=lolk.gif smiley=lolk.gif I don't think theirs a dog house big enough for that comment Jim...
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Chuck Beland WR Addict Offline I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12,873 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #13 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 4:12am Cathy, Sentence him to a month of not turning.
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Cathy Schaewe Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 248 Gender:	Re: Thank God for my wife Reply #14 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 7:29am JimQuarles wrote on Jul 8^th, 2010 at 10:38pm: Because it has to be Your Honor BatDog! JimQuarles Ha! Too bad I just sent his package of wood yesterday - I could have put in a little "surprise" from one of the creatures around the house, and told him it was a special burl!
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