Nexus555
Well-Known Member
Ahh this sucks! I am a new brewer, and about 4 weeks ago I ordered my ingredients from these guys, and it took a little longer than expected to get in.... not too big of a deal I guess.
Well last week I ordered a thermostat for my old refrigerator. I waited anxiously for a week and it came in yesterday!! I was a happy man when I came home and saw the little box out on my porch.
Well I plugged the thermostat up and went to Wal Mart to get a self adhensive hook, so it would hang on my refrigerator properly. Well I applied the hook to my refrigerator, and went to hang the thermostat on the hook and guess what? I am looking at the thermostat and the insides glow a bright yellow color and I hear "POP."
That scared the crap out of me!!! Luckily I was not electrocuted, nor was my refrigerator fried or any breakers in my house. However, the thermostat is now dead. I am lucky that I am not dead since I was holding the thermostat and it shorted out (or whatever.)
I know, I should have probably unplugged it before I hung it on the frig. However, that's pretty cheesey of the thermostat to have little chains that dangle and are supposed to go INSIDE an electrical device. I'm assuming when I went to hang it that the little chains rubbed something in there.
Oh well, at least midwest is being kind and sending me a replacement. I can't complain too much. I get a replacement plus me and my house/refrigerator are ok. But it still sucks to wait another week or so before I get it!! I'm tired of running my AC on 68 degrees and only keeping my fermenter at 72, lol.
Anyways thanks for reading my rant!!
Well last week I ordered a thermostat for my old refrigerator. I waited anxiously for a week and it came in yesterday!! I was a happy man when I came home and saw the little box out on my porch.
Well I plugged the thermostat up and went to Wal Mart to get a self adhensive hook, so it would hang on my refrigerator properly. Well I applied the hook to my refrigerator, and went to hang the thermostat on the hook and guess what? I am looking at the thermostat and the insides glow a bright yellow color and I hear "POP."
That scared the crap out of me!!! Luckily I was not electrocuted, nor was my refrigerator fried or any breakers in my house. However, the thermostat is now dead. I am lucky that I am not dead since I was holding the thermostat and it shorted out (or whatever.)
I know, I should have probably unplugged it before I hung it on the frig. However, that's pretty cheesey of the thermostat to have little chains that dangle and are supposed to go INSIDE an electrical device. I'm assuming when I went to hang it that the little chains rubbed something in there.
Oh well, at least midwest is being kind and sending me a replacement. I can't complain too much. I get a replacement plus me and my house/refrigerator are ok. But it still sucks to wait another week or so before I get it!! I'm tired of running my AC on 68 degrees and only keeping my fermenter at 72, lol.
Anyways thanks for reading my rant!!