Jump to content

vegaslady

Member
  • Posts

    31
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

vegaslady last won the day on August 13 2017

vegaslady had the most liked content!

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Homer Glen, IL
  • Interests
    Quilting! Current Event, Reading and, of course - Family! Love to cook, bake and garden as well.

Recent Profile Visitors

801 profile views

vegaslady's Achievements

Advanced Member

Advanced Member (3/3)

12

Reputation

  1. This is a steal for anyone who needs a space-saving sit-down or an affordable beginner's machine. Am sure it will sell fast at this price!
  2. Cagey, Thank you very much. This is an absolutely GREAT explanation to all of us who don't understand much about electricity! Shortly after I built my home, a developer down the road came and began digging along our street. Despite lines being marked for them they hit a main line and sent a surge SO big back into several homes, mine included - less than a year old, that it burned EVERY outlet, light, appliance...........everything that was plugged in and black smears out of unused outlets. Over 20,000 in damage. Fire department, new paint all smeared with soot...no A/C (blown out)....all appliances...blown out. On top of that, NO ONE, not the developer / digger (who claimed the county's marks were sprayed incorrectly), the developer who hired the digger, the electric company,........no one wanted to take any blame for the incident. I had over $20,000 in damages - nor to mention days in 90 plus degree heat with no a/c, no stove or oven or microwave, a house that smelled like smoke for a month. I learned a LOT about electricity at that time. Even the most expensive of these surge protectors wouldn't have save us from what happened. We didn't get a jolt, we got many thousands of amps blown backwards. The sorry part was that it took over a year to collect and, of course, we had to immediately bear the cost while waiting....and they preferred to negotiate into desperation for us homeowners. Accidents and these spikes in power are actually common, especially in places that see storms with lightening that occur with some frequency. Everyone needs to protect everything they own BEFORE the incident. That's why I was looking 3 weeks out. I have saved this article. From most of the research I've seen, most units do have shelf life (several years is when I see people saying their units from varying manufacturers begin to show problems). New items are being developed every year so plan to keep abreast of new technology! Thanks again!
  3. Did my homework with special thanks to all of you for your great comments. Everything I need is now here or being anxiously awaited for (LOL - Millie). Now the finishing up of her space! So much to do and so little time! Happy quilting to all!
  4. Thank you SO much! I actually wondered if the sales department really, truly knew what somebody in tech or production knows! LOL Actually I was looking at both Tripp Lites and Cyberenergy models yesterday and always expected a higher cost! I just posted the email so you could see. I have told people already that everyone on this Forum knows so much about these machines.........and why not, they experience it and probably every little problem that occurs and, through each other, passes on the great info to everyone else. And, to Nigel, I would assume that as new and better products come out there will be updates - even months to a year later! Thanks again!
  5. I did take Nigel's recommendation and askedAPQS. I received an email that read ...."Hi, Roxanne, Any standard power strip with surge protection will work just fine." (I had told them I was purchasing and wanted to get their recommendation on the best surge protector for Millie.) Bottom line...won't take a chance and will buy a very, very good one! And insure it as well!
  6. Thank you ALL for the information. I have a few weeks before Millie is delivered and doing my homework to make sure she is protected. Despite my call name. I only just moved back to IL where we have severe storms and tornadoes so know to protect AND INSURE my equipment. Have been in two of IL's worst tornadoes.....Oak Lawn back in 1968 and in Plainfield (EF5) back in '90? I think the year was. Horrible loss of life and damage. You can never be too safe or too careful for sure. I knew the cost would be up there, but worth it to save Millie! Thank you for all the input!
  7. I have ordered my Millie after SO much research. Can't wait for it to arrive. I want to keep her safe and am in the Midwest now - where we get those big storms. I'm guess all of you have surge protection on your machines. Would love to get some ideas of brands, models, costs. Thank you!
×
×
  • Create New...