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Posted 01 January 2013 - 06:55 AM
Not really sure why anyone was worried, the worst that could have happened was a circuit breaker tripped.
Electric things don't just burst into flames and they wont shock you unless you're touching bare metal. Its science not magic.
Common sense goes a long way, I'm glad you fixed it yourself and didn't resort to calling a 'professional'.
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Posted 01 January 2013 - 10:03 AM
Oh I know...my current place is scary in terms of wiring.Every house over 40 years old is full of 40 plus year old parts.
Well with 40+ year old parts you can never be too careful.
I trust you'll ignore the obvious opportunity to make a joke about my age.
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Posted 02 January 2013 - 06:10 PM
Prepped and painted, better than new.
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Posted 02 January 2013 - 07:51 PM
there is only one problem with those old resistance type heaters, they drive up your hydro bill, which is why most homes don't have them anymore. 
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Posted 02 January 2013 - 09:07 PM
that depends on the cost per kilowatt hour....here in the city we pay $0.15 per Kw/h in the outskirts it skyrockets to $0.26 per Kw/h then you have business rates of $0.85 per Kw/h
electric in the city is way cheap
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 04:39 AM
Electricity is expensive here, but we heat with a wood burning furnace and only use electric for occassional suplementation. The heater I just replaced had been broken for 20 years, but now we need to heat to the standards of an elderly MIL, so I was motivated (you can read that nagged) to fix it. The main reason I wanted to use that old heater was that it was an exact fit and I didn't need to modify the baseboards. 
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 07:11 AM
Well that falls under common sense doesn't it? :tongue:Try plugging a 120v heater into 220 sometime. Its a good light show.
Then again as they say, common sense isn't common.
That's why I've always preferred the term horse sense over common sense. I know horses don't do electrical work, but the concept is still the same, much less the reaction to trying to push a bad idea.
