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Attn: Computer Experts and Electricians
For the computer experts, on or about BC Day my laptop started scrolling and I couldn't use some of the keys. I took it in to have it looked at the Monday after Thanksgiving, first he thought it was a keyboard issue, now he says it's a motherboard issue and I still haven't got it back. Should I go and get my computer back or is this about the normal time frame?
For the electricians, I almost burnt down my house by hooking up too many Christmas lights to a floodlight on my back porch?(Yes, I am an idiot) I have an old house and there were no outside outlets. I had an electrician fix the floodlight wiring and install an outside outlet(not just for Chrismas lights, but for other outside uses where I had to previously run a cord through the house), the charge was almost $800 and he was there for about an hour and a half, he gave me the quote and I agreed to it, before the work was done, but I was in a bind and with no time to get other quotes, because I was worried about a possible fire from the damage, so I told him to go ahead. Did I get hosed? I believe I did, but I have asked many people and they can't tell me how much they think it should have cost. I have no recourse other than cussing out the owner, but I was wondering if anyone thought this was off base, before I lay into him. |
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I think a month is a long time to replace a motherboard. I had to replace mine in my laptop a year or two ago and I sent it to HP and got it back quicker than that.
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Your second question, though, can be traced. Find your service panel. It's what comes into your house after the meter. Is it fuses (old stuff) or breakers? Is it a 100 or 200 box? If the circuit he put it on didn't pop a breaker or a fuse, your wiring should be ok. Did he put in a "ground fault" outlet? Take a look at the bill he gave you. See what he put in. And don't run cords, especially off 14-2 wire. Ask him questions. |
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It's a breaker, he seemed surprised that the mini fire did not kick the breaker, before the wiring burnt out. The new outlet has a GFC, which he told me would definitely prevent any future problems. I have a feeling that some of the old owners of the house may have wired it themselves, the house was built in 1926.I'll look at the bill this weekend. Thanks for the reply. I have no mechanical aptitude or knowledge of these things, I respect people who do this work, because I know they work hard and went to school for it and simply I have no ability to do this, but sometimes I think they know they can take advantage of people. The other end of the spectrum is that I had a plumber at my house for about 5 hours and he only charged me $200 for everything.. |
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Now look at the breaker that the circuit feeds back to. It will have alittle number on it. It will say 15 amp, 20 amp..on up. If the demand of the wiring is below the capacity of the breaker, it won't trip. However, if the wiring is above the capacity, it's time to get the breaker replaced with one that will accept the "load". Cajun, It's "electric speak". Figure it this way...like plumbing, if a pipe has a certain volume of stuff that you want to put through it, and you try to put more into it than it can handle, the pipe will burst and you'll have a flood. With electricity, it's a lot like that, except you'll have a fire. |
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It's driving me nuts, because I can't follow any racing that's going on other than what I read on here, most of the other sites are blocked at work. |
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Now you're talking! I'd also love something excellent on my lap...top. |
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It's nice, when the guy came to setup my wireless connection, he was really impressed with the computer, he told me he asked me where I bought it, because he wanted one...Like I said it suits me fine, I don't do much with it... |
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in future, always get references--tricky i know in a situation like this one. and of course, bonded and insured. big difference as well between electrical and plumbing. i've done both, believe me, i'd tackle plumbing over electric anyday. screw up on a pipe, you have to wipe up a puddle. on wiring? weelll, that can kill you.
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