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Yes Bruce you are dead right on the booby traps. Folks with the newer units may think quality has diminished but the standard has remained consistent at least. :cry:
We do have to stay busy keeping things in running order that is for sure. I would hope one day it will end but likely not. They do roll down the road though and Sh@# happens.
To add to the excitement, the other day the MW just quit! Lost power to several outlets. Tested the CB, neutral etc all good. No power leg between the first outlet in the line to the second and beyond. Problem was not at that outlet either of course. Somewhere in the water tank area with no access. So ended up having to run a new circuit from the panel to the Kit Island, and continue to slide junction for M/W. I had a spare circuit to use so supplied the ext and storage on separate circuit. Removed the dead line from that point and terminated. I thought the crappy crimp on connectors in the slide junction would be loose etc, but they were still intact, when I moved one it did fall right off. Replaced all three boxes connections. Also replaced the lousy no box outlets with real boxes and real outlets. The M/W one was toast! The plug was stuck in it and burnt. Still ok, but outlet was bad.
The best is they tied the M/W to the Kit island outlet, bathroom sink outlet, ext outlet and storage comp outlet. The ext outlet and storage outlet were first in the circuit. Then it goes to the island, then it splits to the slide and the bath sink. All on a ground fault. Yes the M/W on a ground fault.
We just wait to see whats next! haar Its an adventure!!
Bill
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