Mercury Mountaineer electrical issue
ralmoy
14 years ago
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Who is going over old ground? Another Mercury Retrograde...
Comments (15)Thank you, claire :) Last night at about midnight, when the pocket door frame we'd bought turned out to be defective, and I was afraid I'd put the first durock I'd ever cut down wrong or ruined it, and our tile guy would be disappointed that we weren't finished with that particular part of it so he could move ahead with his part, I felt rather *re*gressive. But I'm keeping a Pollyanna mode in reserve for moments like this; we're *in* it, I'm glad about that, and there's way more to be glad about than not. My half Norwegian, half Scottish DH tends to have more Glum than Pollyanna in him, so I have to do the psychological pulling every now and then... And my DD asked me one day, "how many rooms are you actually doing, Mommy?" and I had to say that we're actually doing 4, not just a bathroom--they're all attached. The laundry room, the bathroom, the Master Bedroom, and a bedroom north of that. And the related hallway. So I keep calling it the Bathroom project, I guess because that's what motivated it, but it's SO much bigger... Thanks for the info on red-tagged homes. :( Our house was built in 1978 and has no earthquake strapping, and because of the way it was designed, there's no room for retrofitting any :(. We have earthquake insurance, but who knows how much longer ins. companies will be willing to cover natural disasters...great info, snookums, thanks....See Moremore on mercury in cfls -- sorta ot
Comments (11)Mercury absorbs through skin very slowly. The danger from playing with liquid mercury is almost nil, unless you are bathing in it. Same goes for ingesting it, surprisingly enough, and yet we worry about mercury in fish. Inhaling it, however, is the quickest way to a problem - precisely the issue with a broken bulb. What percentage of the folks who purchase these bulbs do you suppose have any idea how to dispose of them? Or how to clean up if one breaks? Should we have to go to the EPA website to learn proper disposal of a household product? What about those folks without computers? Talking about mercury from a power plant compared to mercury in my home is comparing apples to oranges. I haven't got a coal power plant within 500 miles. I do, however, have a very open floor plan that would make it impossible to close off a room for an hour prior to cleaning. Ridiculous. I am not an alarmist, nor do I generally worry about chemicals. But, I am not happy to be told by politicians (who know nothing about the chemicals they legislate) that I have to use something that I have determined is not good for my family. Where I live, there is no place for homeowners to take florescent bulbs. Put them in a plastic bag and they go to the regular landfill, or drive them 50 miles and then pay for the privilege of getting rid of them. If we bothered to take all the extra driving that every homeowner would have to do to properly dispose, those "energy savings" calculations would change drastically, not to mention the preponderance of plastic packaging. It's a classic case of knee-jerk political reaction. The ONLY people who will benefit from the legislation are the folks making the light bulbs....See MoreElectrical issue and insurance
Comments (23)The electrician's repair report was enough to get the insurance written-- and he didn't have to do anything else So we closed He came out to the house the day after and showed us some of the problems with the main electrical box and pointed out some other problems in the house And he was upfront about what was more cosmetic vs borderline problamatic Basically it is a 40+ yr old house that has had remodeling donein stages and needs to have the electrical box cleaned up and updated When the sellers did the kitchen remodel they added a new smaller panelffor part of the new fixtures but they didn't move any of the crowded circuits over to balance the load Some of the circuit breakers are looseand need to be replaced with more modern version probably shouldn't have passed inspection but required replacing--like the double tapped breakers But the electrician also said that the kitchen remodel had been well done--so that is positive Some of the things we are changing include relocating some ceiling fans and light switches and changing out some light fixtures and plug covers--which are mainly cosmetic vs dangerous but prior owners had open/unshielded light bulbs screwed into the closet fixtures which is dangerous--especially with all they had crammed into their closets on the top shelves they had taken out the porch light fixture on the ceiling of front portch--and covered the junction box with cardboard they painted-- so you couldn't really see anyone at the front door w/o opening it because there is not enough light at night... Having that corrected... 'they also had some small transformers like you use for landscape lighting on back patio with extension cords handing out of them--right by where the BBQ grill is-- looked messy and dangerous--so that is getting cleaned up Yes--I probably overreacted-- but our RE agent has been in business for more than 10 yrs he has seen enough home inspection reports to know when something is going to be a problem I can't believe that the guy doing the home inspection didn't tell him at the time that those breakers wouldn't pass insurance requirements... anyway-- a house with an electrical problem is not so bad in the scheme of things... we flew back from FL Friday and found out Monday that friend of our son--young man we have known since jr high--died very unexpectedly after going to ER for what he thought was bad case of flu... left wife and three children under 3-- so that was terrible news... difficult to take pleasure in your own happiness...See MoreMercury mountaineer 03 electrical problem
Comments (1)You do have some electrical issues. These are very difficult to diagnose without circuit diagrams. A very good repair manual is needed, one that has readable diagrams and explanations of how things work. Some items may be under the control of electronic modules. My first concern is the interior lights. These may be draining your battery. You say those lights will not go out unless the "turn the switch all the way down". By that, I'm guessing you are turning the dimmer all the way down. Depending on the system, the dimmer may have an off function at the end of its stroke. The other possibility is that it does not have 'off contacts', but merely dims the light low enough to appear to be out, but are not. A small amount of current may continue. On some Ford products, I've heard, do not have the conventional mechanical door switches, but use a proximity sensor. If the sensor does not detect a closed door, the interior lights stay on, the same as for an open door. A failed door sensor may also signal 'door ajar'....See MoreUnjoli Henry
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