I see that one buyer had to rewire their outlet. Any further comment on this? Perhaps she had an older home?
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My home was built in 2005.I purchased this item and didn't have to do anything but unpack mount to the wall and plug in.
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we used the standard outlet and it works perfectly well. our condominium is almost 30 years old.
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You can plug it right in to a normal duplex wall receptacle, or choose to hard wire it into the wall. But it comes with a cord attached to plug it right in.
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That wouldn't be a good idea because you will be removing a built-in protection against electrocution/short circuits and I'm sure it's against the building code. I would find another outlet to replace.
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I would suggest moving the modem to another room to get it on a different circuit. That's the cheapest way to fix this problem confidently.
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I would suspect that the wire would need to cut in the middle between connectors and additional wire spliced in. I would think that any eletronic or appliance repair shop could do that for him if he doesn't have tools or expertise. He would have to tell them how long to make it and to reuse the connectors. I don't know how standard they are and the shop may not have them.
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The electrician that remodeled the kitchen put in a special speed adjusting switch in the wall. I remembered he had to go to a certain store to get it. I wish I could be more specific but I only remember that because he had an issue with whatever the fan came with.
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With three failures in a row I would (from 30 years of being an industrial electrician) I would inspect your wall sockets. Sometimes these are just connected with the "push" in cheapo deal(It's common in cheaply built homes) instead of the much better wire wrapped and secured by the screw terminal type. I've dealt with situations, even though I would get 120 volts on the meter, things wouldn't run (in this case a forced air furnace). It was an old home and by installing new receptacles and securing the wires properly to the terminals I cured the problem. Good luck.
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I had 2 that were still working for at least 7yrs. I've since sold that house, so don't know if they are still working. I guess if the bugs come back, then the unit is done and need to purchase another.
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Sounds like wiring issue. Maybe grounding out. Can always call Westinghouse and exchange it.
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Wish I could help. I had my electrician install. We had 220V running to the location of the low voltage Nest. They ended up working great. Prob should contact an electrician. It was above my head, and I'm a fairly knowledgable GC. Good luck. Jeff
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The home in which I currently live unfortunately has power outages pretty regularly. I have never lost any information or connectivity after the power has been successfully restored.
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Ours hasn't done this either. I would agree with the previous answer that it is either the outlet or the machine is broken. Sorry.
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The customer reviews are right!! Mine blew out about 33 days after receiving the unit. I couldn't return it. I loved what it did but when you have water and electricity close to each other, it's not a good mix! I had to replace two outlets in the salon because after the first time it blew out, I thought it was an old outlet so I tried a newer one in a different area and the same thing happened! I looking at other brands because I like the concept. My colors turn out more vibrant and my clients loved how their hair felt! I guess this may be a case where the saying "you get what you pay for" is true. :( The customer reviews are right!! Mine blew out about 33 days after receiving the unit. I couldn't return it. I loved what it did but when you have water and electricity close to each other, it's not a good mix! I had to replace two outlets in the salon because after the first time it blew out, I thought it was an old outlet so I tried a newer one in a different area and the same thing happened! I looking at other brands because I like the concept. My colors turn out more vibrant and my clients loved how their hair felt! I guess this may be a case where the saying "you get what you pay... » Read More The customer reviews are right!! Mine blew out about 33 days after receiving the unit. I couldn't return it. I loved what it did but when you have water and electricity close to each other, it's not a good mix! I had to replace two outlets in the salon because after the first time it blew out, I thought it was an old outlet so I tried a newer one in a different area and the same thing happened! I looking at other brands because I like the concept. My colors turn out more vibrant and my clients loved how their hair felt! I guess this may be a case where the saying "you get what you pay for" is true. :( « Show Less
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I wish I knew. I still don't have mine wired up & running. I've put this project off until spring. If you happen to find one somewhere please let me know.
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I did not say this. It must have been someone else. I have two of these that are definitely on different breakers. Not sure about multiple boxes.
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Yes, we also replaced the outlet between heaters. The new heater is on the same line, most of a year now, no problems with it.
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Chris is right, I spoke with the elect who checked mine when I hooked it up. He said, not only will that not work right with the way the wire hookups are in the heater, it's against most elect codes. I would put in new breakers and wire just to make sure everything is good. You wouldn't want to fry something that's so expensive. Mine has been going for 4years now..... Still going strong.Hope this helps.
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I'm not an expert on electrical or fire 'codes', but I highly suspect that this warning is a standard kind of legal 'disclaimer' -- i.e. if a fire can be traced to defective wiring in this device, the manufacturer will claim that it is the customer's fault for keeping it plugged-in all the time. Furthermore, it is probably reasonable to assume that the cheaper the appliance is, the more likely it will be subject to some kind of electrical "accident."