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Better solution for phone extension cord tangle? Tried a cordless but house mates prefer the better reception of corded phone. I also ordered a retractable reel only to find it was a wind up one, which, lazy people we are, isn't used. Do they make an auto retractble like a vacuum cleaner? I don't know what they call it but there is a plastic device that spins and allows the cord to spin with it. It plugs into the phone base and then the cord plugs into it. I'm sure any radio shack or equivilant store will have them. The cost should be under $5

What has failed? Is it the receptacle, the wiring, or the circuit breaker? This duplex receptacle, on the ceiling in the garage, powers my garage door opener and a 30 ft retractable extension cord. It is on a dedicated 15A circuit labeled "Garage Door." I was working with a 1250 watt halogen lamp and a power drill on the 30 ft extension cord when the drill stopped, and the lamp went dim, flickered once, then went out. Power to the receptacle appeared to be dead. The garage door opener will not work. I checked all circuit breakers and ground fault interrupters. I tested the receptacle and placing one lead into each slot, I got ~84 volts. If I tested hot to ground, I got 120 VAC. I removed the receptacle from the ceiling. When I test the bare wires hot to neutral, i get ~84 volts AC. When I test hot to ground, i get ~120 VAC. If I turn off the "Garage Door" CB, all voltage drops to 0. Is this bad wiring? A bad neutral? A bad circuit breaker? I don't think this is a bad receptacle though. What could have caused this? Help! The wife is tired of opening the garage door by hand! Some of the things you said: "Im curious if there is another outlet in the circuit or a junction box." "You might have to check every receptacle on that circuit to find the problem neutral." "The problem could be in the panel but most likely in one of the receptacles." READ IT AGAIN, FIND THE WORDS "DEDICATED CIRCUIT," THEN SLAP YOURSELF IN THE FACE WITH A 2X4 PIECE OF LUMBER. Dedicated circuit means THIS IS THE ONLY RECEPTACLE on this circuit (breaker). ARE YOU ELECTRICAL EINSTEINS EVEN READING THE QUESTION BEFORE YOU BEGIN SPOUTING OFF THE WORST ANSWER IN HISTORY? This answer below is the closest to the solution. "either loose neutral or bad neutral, hook your bare ground to your neutral screw and try it, if it works it's the neutral, put bare ground back on ground screw and repair neutral." iF YOU RE-READ THE QUESTION, I ALREADY DID THIS. Testing across hot to neutral i got ~84 volts (NOT GOOD). Testing across hot to ground I got ~120 volts (means neutral is likely bad). You overloaded the circuit. Something was over heated and "damaged". Usually in this situation it will be at a connection. A little known fact about standard circuit breakers (not GFI's), is the manufacturers recommend replacement if the breaker has encountered enough overload to trip them. They are not fuse breakers that have internal components designed to take the load, fail, and then be replaced. This does not mean the circuit breaker is automatically damaged and will not work. The vast majority will continue to "work", but due to the exposure of such an overload, they can no longer insure they will function at the limits intended..i.e. if it's rated for 15A, it may not trip until 16A. That can allow damage to electrical devices connected to this circuit not made to take that load. And ultimately, the worse case of fire. You need to have a licensed electrician evaluate this condition. And if they have never referenced this info about circuit breakers, I would insist they contact the tech dept of the breaker manufacturer of which you have...not the company that sold it or thier buddy thats been in the business for 45 years. Like i said. Its not common knowledge. Good luck.

Would you put an extension cord on this appliance? http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/kitchen/detailpages/floorcare/Vax-X5-Retractable-Cord.jpg I have a vacuum cleaner kind of like that in the picture. Sometimes the cord seems too short. So I connect an extension cord to it although my stepmother despises me doing so. This is also one of them vacuum cleaners that has a detachable barrel that has a button in order to empty it; no disposable bags necessary. Use a heavy duty extension cord that are usually orange or yellow. Do not the skinny little indoor cords. I love using a long cord and can vacuum the entire house without having to plug and unplug the cord. The skinny cords can over heat and cause problems.

It's a conspiracy,I swear!? I bought a wet/dry vacuum and attempted to use it today and the cord was about 3 feet long. So frusterating! Is it really that cost effective to cut vacuum cords so short? I had to go to the garage and dig out an extension cord. And the cord to my blender is about a foot and a half... could they not spare 6 more inches? Does this bother anyone else? For small appliances why can't they install a longer, retractable cord (like a retractable dog leash) so that you don't have excess cord laying all over the counter..but it's long enough to reach the outlet? Good word do I agree with you! Or just make everything with the flipping option to use batteries instead! Yeah, make everything battery operated for when you don't want to use chords! Plus, saves on electricity bills if you need to take that route!

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