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A customer's comment about a dryer vent that really stuck with me
I was at a job in a duplex over on Elm Street last month, and the tenant pointed at the lint-covered vent hose and said, 'It's just fluff, how bad can it be?' I had to explain that it's a major fire risk, not just a cleaning issue. What's the most common safety misconception you have to correct for folks?
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lopez.jennifer2mo ago
Seriously, the number of people who think a tripping breaker is broken, not saving their house, is wild.
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wesley_fox922mo ago
Yeah, that "it's just fluff" line is exactly the kind of thing I hear all the time. People see lint and think it's harmless, like dust bunnies. I have to tell them that stuff is super flammable and traps heat. The big one for me is people thinking a breaker that keeps tripping is just a bad breaker. They don't get that it's doing its job to stop a dangerous overload, and just replacing it is asking for trouble. What's the toughest safety myth you've had to break for a customer?
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Why do people treat safety devices like they're the problem? @wesley_fox92 is right about breakers. Same with people pulling the little plug out of a sink drain because it "gets in the way," not knowing it stops deadly sewer gases. Or covering a furnace vent with a rug because the air flow is "annoying." It's like they see a thing designed to protect them and their first thought is to defeat it.
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