Having fuse box issues with my Ninja
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Topic: Having fuse box issues with my Ninja
Posted By: safety1910
Subject: Having fuse box issues with my Ninja
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 6:03pm
Ok, bought the Ninja 400. It was on sale and I was on a tight budget. Have cleaned two homes and popped both breakers at the fuse box in both homes multiple times. I plugged in both cords. One for the heater, other for the vacs. However, I had to keep one of the vacs off because the extra juice was popping the fuse box. On the second house, the lady was not home and I had to spend 30 minutes trying to find the box (behind a picture in her stupid kitchen). Any ideas on how to solve this? Don't even think about saying, "Buy a TM!"  ------------- Dan |
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Posted By: DeepScrub
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 7:17pm
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I Usually ask the customers to cut off other appliances.Just remember to ask nicely! ------------- "DO YOUR BEST" |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 8:31pm
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buy a Honda Generator?
------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 9:18pm
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you need to plug one into the stove and one into where the washer plugs in. Most new homes have splitters in the kitchen and the bathroom. You cannot plug both cords in the same room. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 10:41pm
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Or you could buy a truckmount ------------- 
The STD Meter |
Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 20/December/2007 at 10:41pm
| Doug has the recipe for success, safety. Simple tips: 1) don't share a circuit; 2) when possible, use an outlet the washer/dryer uses; 3) the vacs pull more power than the heater, so give them priority when evaluating circuits; 4) best case scenario: plug one into the laundry room and the other into a kitchen socket (older homes often have the entire kitchen on one circuit, so you may want to unplug the fridge if you don;t have better options). Like doug said, if you can plug into the stove, that's great. I'm my experience, the stove outlet is hardly ever accessible though. |
Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 8:48am
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You bought the wrong machine!
OK now that that is out of the way...DON'T TURN THE HEATER ON and get a circuit locater and get plugged into 20 amp circuits if you can!!! have fun
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safety1910 wrote:Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 8:57am
| plus what Michael and Doug said |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 10:16am
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hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Don't think you would appreciate my comment either because there certainly would have been a common-sense approach or reasoning here unless one wanted to "just purchase a squirt & suck" machine.
Think I'll just turn over and go back to sleep. Ed Valentine Name Held by Request |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 11:23am
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Buy a circuit locater.
Now you will be sure where to plug into and you will look professional and also eliminate your frustrations. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 1:35pm
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shut off the power and install your own 30 amp breaker down at the fuse box ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 21/December/2007 at 6:37pm
All good above.. What one overlooks is your ext.cord.. If its twisted inside from the hand to shoulder wrap you will pull more amps.. It increases the magnetic field.. More amps more circuits blown..
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Posted By: safety1910
Date Posted: 30/December/2007 at 9:51pm
Thanks for the excellent responses.  ------------- Dan |
Posted By: scotty
Date Posted: 22/January/2008 at 5:22pm
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The carbon brushes in the vacs need replaced, simple and inexpensive to do
rob ------------- we try harder and it shows |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 23/January/2008 at 12:09pm
Don't do that.. They could have Computers running and a power cut like that could do damage..
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Posted By: scotty
Date Posted: 23/January/2008 at 5:55pm
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My comment about the brushes is based on personal experience and that of others over here in the U K. We all experienced the same problem of tripping, usually accompanied by a burning smell. We all replaced motors, but I stripped one and found it to be very easy to replace the brushes. ------------- we try harder and it shows |
Posted By: PRECISION
Date Posted: 23/January/2008 at 7:41pm
| throw it in the dumpster.... |
Posted By: Johnsmith808
Date Posted: 25/January/2008 at 6:40am
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Check out steambrite.com under electrical adapters. You can buy
an adapter that can plug into a standard dryer outlet, and allows you
to plug in up to 4 15 amp plugs. Dryer outlet is 220v and 30
amps. Mytee makes one that splits the dryer outlet into 2 20 amp circuits. Sounds like a great option to me. I haven't bought one yet, but I soon will. |