Re: Holy Smokes!! in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r12298897 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:40:49 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:40:49 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12326070 hkvalet : I heard from a Cox Tech that his co-worker broke a Plasma TV and he got to pay it right off from his pay check.
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said by techguyga See Profile:

Why whould you want to heat hot water?
so it doesn't become cold water?
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said by techguyga See Profile:

Why whould you want to heat hot water?
What do you call 'em? "That thar round thingy that makes muh water hot"?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12300418 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 15:28:16 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12300008 AtomicZero : That dude is so fired!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12300008 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:39:41 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299990 blackjeep : Why not claim it on his homeowners insurance and let the insurance company go after Cox and the contractor with all of their lawyers??? That way it would be done to his satisfaction, and Cox would still be made to pay up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299990 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:38:18 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299916 techguyga :
said by KrK See Profile:

I know of a similar case. A plumber installing a new hot water heater in a home had to drill a hole in the wall for some reason. (Not my home, a customers) and somehow drilled into something which sparked a fire inside the wall.

Why whould you want to heat hot water?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299916 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:29:26 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299693 jsouth : If you hit a live wire and it sparks into insulation. It is very easy to have a fire. Now some of then new insulation has the fire retardant material, but an older house probably has the old stuff.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12299693 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:02:02 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12298897 anon : Gezzzzz... I hope this installer was at least kind enough to provide wennies; stick's to roast em' on, buns and all the condiments as well as the cold drinks.... :) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12298897 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:24:58 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12298567 iNTOUCHmail : Just the other day - our company performed a relocation (we do the IT work for the servers etc) in Goodyear, AZ and the neighbors claimed their x-ray machine had some sort of ground short message. They thought it was the cabinet installers, which we never figured out. They may have drilled into some wiring, or maybe just a surge?? Evil sometimes lurks in between walls and I bet it is more common than people think it is. Just last week news of a christmas tree fire which gutted a home a family lived in over forty years! I'd imagine *anyone* including companies like c=o=x have sub-contracters that can face any type of situation. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12298567 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:44:49 EDT Re: Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12298553 Vamp : sounds like the house had some faulty wiring before he even started drilling. Unless this was just from friction, you can set a fire with a drill if are having trouble drilling through wood, keeping the drill on the same spot would create enough friction to set a fire.
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I heard that both Adelphia and the contractor had to pay.
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Similar kind of deal... the plumber drills the hole and finishes up the install and leaves... but sparks somehow started a smouldering fire in the wall which eventually blossomed. The homeowner said a shorttime after the plumber left they could smell burning but couldn't locate the problem, and then noticed smoke coming from their roof vents, and then BOOM fire in the roof spreading like crazy. Even with quick Fire Department response, the upper floor, garage and roof were badly fire damaged and the lower floor was heavy water and smoke damage.

In that case, it took *THREE YEARS* before the Plumbing
Contractor's insurance paid up and the house was repaired.
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I worked for Americast - Now WOW a bunch of years ago...
It wasn't rare to see a tech hit electric (MAIN) when drilling the hole into the house or a 110 line in a wall. The result was "Typically" a cooked drill and the need for a blown circuit that would require an electrician to come out and repair. Hit that Main coming into the house and there were a couple house fires that resulted. If you think about it... It doesn't take much...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12297710 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:05:43 EDT Holy Smokes!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12297641 cork1958 : That has to be very rare?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12297641 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:57:42 EDT