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baratunde.com: How My Apartment Could Have Burned Down

  • Ben Byrne · 1 year ago
    I never thought I'd say this, but look like you and the Heritage Foundation have something in common.
    http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/0...
  • baratunde · 1 year ago
    ok that is scary
  • Xoloitzquitle · 1 year ago
    That is scary considering the fire on the floor below you a few months back.

    The super is useless - our fridge broke two weeks ago and nothing has been done.

    Management is likely to evict you if you make a fuss.

    The best thing to do is make sure you have a power strip with the right voltage capacity on it. Any major hardware store will have them. They are $$$, but cheaper than having to replace all your stuff.

    Renter's insurance is also a good idea. Plumbing and the radiators are highly suspect in the building too.
  • kangas · 1 year ago
    yikes, that's scary. were your running an AC through that power strip? the breaker on your power strip *should* have tripped before fire occurred, but using a power strip at all is a bad idea.

    Get a heavy-duty appliance extension cord and run it direct to a wall outlet. you can find these at most hardware stores; they have thicker conductors and only one plug/socket. One AC unit can draw a lot of current; you want it to have as direct and beefy a connection to the wall as possible.
  • baratunde · 1 year ago
    thanks so much for the suggestion. i did have the AC plugged into that power
    strip but with no other items sharing the strip.
  • Austin McDonnell · 1 year ago
    Nice, goes to show you the state of some of these buildings.

    Austin McDonnell
    http://apartmentloanpro.com
  • larnaca apartments · 1 year ago
    Get a heavy-duty appliance extension cord and run it direct to a wall outlet. you can find these at most hardware stores; they have thicker conductors and only one plug/socket. One AC unit can draw a lot of current; you want it to have as direct and beefy a connection to the wall as possible.
  • landlord building insurance · 10 months ago
    yeah go heavey dusty, industrial strength stuff, don't go cheap on them