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Lynnxz -> My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 9:57:12 AM)
I rent a room from a family- and I've lived here for a couple of years now. Lately- the electrical appliances have taken to blowing the f**k up, and generally scaring the poo out of me. First, an outlet blew, blowing the plastic plug piece across my room. Later on that week, my hair dryer quit in a flurry of sparks and smoke, and this morning, a 2 day old lightbulb exploded out of the fan, showering hot broken glass all over me at 3 in the morning. Wtf? I have no clue about electric problems- what's going on?

opposingtwilight -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:00:13 AM)
Dang girl, I don't know but that can't be safe. Is it happening anywhere else in the house?

philosophy -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:01:14 AM)
...sounds like a short somewhere. You need to get a sparks to check the wiring out.

subtee -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:01:48 AM)
~FR Pffft. Clearly this is a poltergeist. Make friends.

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:04:30 AM)
dont worry is just paranormal activities from spirts, ghosts..etc they love that your there...as it gives them something to watch [8\|]

Lynnxz -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:06:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl dont worry is just paranormal activities from spirts, ghosts..etc they love that your there...as it gives them something to watch [8\|] I'm so giving them your address.

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:08:25 AM)
quote: I'm so giving them your address. you know where i live???? funny ive not given out my address yet.... its your own fault you know....posting bathtub pics like that to get them interested... [8\|]

housesub4you -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:08:57 AM)
You have a short somewhere. Have an electrician check it out. If you don't know what you're doing it's a very easy way to die. If you rent and it's a short in the system then the owner should take care of it. Well hopefully they will. Hope you have a good surge protector for your computer.

Lynnxz -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:11:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl quote: I'm so giving them your address. you know where i live???? funny ive not given out my address yet.... its your own fault you know....posting bathtub pics like that to get them interested... [8\|] There can't be too many redheads in Canada!

Lynnxz -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:12:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: housesub4you You have a short somewhere. Have an electrician check it out. If you don't know what you're doing it's a very easy way to die. If you rent and it's a short in the system then the owner should take care of it. Well hopefully they will. Hope you have a good surge protector for your computer. I have nooo intention of doing it myself- I'd blow up the entire house with a screwdriver. I guess the task begins of convincing the landlady to do something about it.

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:13:12 AM)
you do know you can hold back rent until they fix things.

opposingtwilight -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:13:45 AM)
Well, you could always casually mention the impending lawsuit if you get injured as a result of one of these explosions ...

housesub4you -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:16:20 AM)
You could have us all appear in court on your behalf.

Lockit -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:18:08 AM)
I wouldn't be there. How much time does it take to start a house fire? How much time to lose more than a hair dryer? What's next? Your computer... your life? If the landlords know about your stuff blowing up and haven't addressed it yet... I would be history, even if I didn't have enough money to be history. Electrical fires are a bit different than a plumbing problem.

Thadius -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:18:50 AM)
Electrical fires seem to convince folks to act... even the probability of one has motivating value. Not to mention that you aren't asking them to replace you belongings, just to fix the problem. Good luck, stay safe, and this definitely gave me a new idea for electrical play.

housesub4you -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:22:40 AM)
All joking aside, you are right. Electrical shorts are nothing to put off fixing. If it's been a week, it's been a week to long. If they won't pay, get someone yourself and hold back the money from your rent and start looking for new place to live. But they should fix it, it's not like if a fire starts they are not in danger too.

PanthersMom -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 10:44:58 AM)
electrical fires can smolder between the walls for awhile before one actually makes enough heat and smoke to be noticed. people die in fires they never knew existed because they go to bed and all's well so they think. it's nothing to mess with. get professional help pronto! i've lived thru a house fire, it's no fun at all, damn scary actually! PM

Sanity -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 11:05:56 AM)
Its not a short, it's an overvoltage problem. Someone wired it wrong, sending power through your neutral wires (making what's supposed to be a 110 outlet a 220 outlet), or an appliance is malfunctioning, sending voltage through the ground. Or there's a problem with the power companies' transformer, that's not very uncommon. It can start a fire very easily, you need to get it checked out.

Alumbrado -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 11:09:22 AM)
Highly unlikely to be a short without some other evident problems...over voltage seems a more likely common cause for symptoms such as described, easily checked by either the power company, or yourself.

Politesub53 -> RE: My room is exploding. (8/13/2008 11:53:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity Its not a short, it's an overvoltage problem. Someone wired it wrong, sending power through your neutral wires (making what's supposed to be a 110 outlet a 220 outlet), or an appliance is malfunctioning, sending voltage through the ground. Or there's a problem with the power companies' transformer, that's not very uncommon. It can start a fire very easily, you need to get it checked out. I was about to say the same. It sounds like the voltage is too high, or that you are having power surges. Either way it needs checking sooner rather than later.

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