flink
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Registered: 04/11/08
Posts: 725
Loc: N. NJ
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Hi,
Taunton has recalled two of its electrical books:
http://www.taunton.com/thetauntonpress/recall-notice.asp
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Important Safety Notice
Wiring a House, 3rd Edition, by Rex Cauldwell
Wiring Complete, by Michael Litchfield and Michael McAlister
*** Product Recall ***
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Taunton Press is conducting a recall and refund of two books:
Wiring a House, 3rd Edition (ISBN 978-1-56158-942-5)
Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish (ISBN 978-1-56158-815-2)
The Taunton Press has learned that certain diagrams in these books contain errors that in certain circumstances could result in a potential safety hazard, including electrical shock. Although there have been no reported incidents, to eliminate the risk of an incident occurring, The Taunton Press is offering its customers a full refund for both books.
Action Required: Please return your book for a full refund.
Returning your book to Taunton:
* If you purchased your book from a retail store, please return the book to the store from which it was purchased for a full refund.
* If you purchased your book from Taunton, please click here to print your pre-paid Merchandise Return Label for this purpose. Once we have received your book, we will credit your account accordingly including any shipping fees that you paid at the time of purchase.
For any questions, please contact the Taunton Customer Service Center: 1-800-477-8727.
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The problems are with the labeling of a wiring diagram for GFCI receptacles. In the wiring a house 3rd ed, the diagram in error is on page 188.
Quote:
On page 188, in the left-hand side diagram headed “Wiring a GFCI Receptacle with Both Protected and Unprotected Cables,” the label, “To unprotected receptacles downstream” should read “To protected receptacles downstream.” Likewise, “To protected receptacles downstream” should read “To unprotected receptacles downstream.” The label “ground” points to the neutral wire, instead of the bare wire ground. In the right-hand side diagram headed “Wiring a Single GFCI Receptacle,” the labels for “neutral” and “ground” are reversed.
Taunton will pay the return shipping or you can take it to the local bookseller where you bought the book.
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BillH
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Registered: 02/02/01
Posts: 8736
Loc: Lk Tapawingo, MO
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I looked on the CPSC website to see if they had any mored details and it was not listed.
Wonder what the problem was?
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William the Geezer, sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe
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oak
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Registered: 04/26/05
Posts: 2998
Loc: silicon valley
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flink quotes the issue at the bottom of his post..
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BillH
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Registered: 02/02/01
Posts: 8736
Loc: Lk Tapawingo, MO
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I went and looked at the Taunton link and then check with CPSC and I guess I never finished looking at the rest of the message.
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William the Geezer, sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe
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TDKPE
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Registered: 10/15/02
Posts: 5318
Loc: Rochester, NY, USA
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The 1998 edition has a single graphic showing the connection of a GFCI receptacle, and the various lines in and out are labeled correctly. They must have used new graphics in a later edition.
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Tom
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