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Regarding the short cords on appliances, my mother (retired) has actually taken the time to call up at least one appliance manufacturer and give them an earful
by phaedrus 4y ago
Regarding the short cords on appliances, my mother (retired) has actually taken the time to call up at least one appliance manufacturer and give them an earful about kitchen appliances whose cords don't reach. The manufacturer had the gall to try to tell her this is "what consumers want" and they're saving her the favor of having a cord that could tangle or be dangerous.
So her kitchen features appliances plugged into orange extension cords.
I had a German-made burr coffee grinder that died after a few months of use. When I went to repair it I found an approximately 2"x3" circuit board packed with components including relays, optoisolators, chips, and capacitors. I replaced that entire board with a single honking big momentary toggle switch.
- mauvehaus 4y agoModern code actually requires an absurd number of receptacles in kitchens with the express purpose of not requiring extension cords because using an undersized cord is a fire hazard. Unfortunately, appliance manufacturers haven't quite caught on to the fact that kitchen last rather longer than appliances, and so there are a great many kitchens without a ridiculous number of outlets that are home to appliances with too-short cords plugged into extension cords.
- nikau 4y agoI did a similar thing on a vacuum cleaner - funny thing is, it actually performs like the higher end model now - we had a lower end variant and the touchswitch/motor controller actually limited motor power.