http://RVTipOfTheDay.com/general-tips/electrical-extension-cord-safety-tip/ A daily Tip Related to the RVing Lifestyle Fri, 11 May 2012 18:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://RVTipOfTheDay.com/general-tips/electrical-extension-cord-safety-tip//comment-page-1#comment-1213 Edgar M. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:42:19 +0000 http://RVTipOfTheDay.com/?p=704#comment-1213 Yesterday I grabbed my extension cord that was wrapped around a plastic spool, I unrolled about 20 feet of cable and left the rest in the spool, I plugged in my electric heater (Holmes HCH6150U triple ceramic)all afternoon. I detected the smell of plastic melting, the cord itself was cold before and after the spool but it melted the core of the spool, good thing I caught it on time before burning the house down. Yesterday I grabbed my extension cord that was wrapped around a plastic spool, I unrolled about 20 feet of cable and left the rest in the spool, I plugged in my electric heater (Holmes HCH6150U triple ceramic)all afternoon. I detected the smell of plastic melting, the cord itself was cold before and after the spool but it melted the core of the spool, good thing I caught it on time before burning the house down.

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