Is there a section or site for consumer problems?

Question by Power: Is there a section or site for consumer problems?

When I think of the money I would have it I would only understand what to do when I have been ripped off I would have a lot of money.

I was just thinking of a time I purchased something with a rebate & then got the rebate back saying they couldn’t honor it. So I bought their product & ended up stuck paying too much for it.

If I would have known where to go to for wisdom on this subject I would have been better off.

Now I have found out that years ago I bought a computer from Best Buys & it was overheating & not working. When I would call them they wanted to charge me a large amount of money to speak with the geek squad. Then I was in Walmart one day & say that computer had been recalled. i had already replaced it with a new computer from Walmart. So now I know I can get my money back but I really don’t know how to go about whatever I need to do & don’t want to waste my time.

So where can a consumer find support in getting what they really are entitled to get? Is there a section here at y/a or is there another free site for this?

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Answer by Betty Yuan
They have the product recall mode, http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global-Promotions/Product-Recalls/pcmcat114800050015.c?id=pcmcat114800050015,pls check if it is useful, you can send emails or call them to solve it..

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Q&A: What problems did engineers encounter while developing solar power?

Question by Ludwigzz: What problems did engineers encounter while developing solar power?

Like were there certain design flaws of certain prototypes, things not working, etc.
If possible, please provide a link to a web page that has information about this topic

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Answer by sara5
engineers ..its thier duty to face problems

and solve it

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Anyone have problems with cell phones turning the oven on?

Question by Elaine M: Anyone have problems with cell phones turning the oven on?

The story hit the New York Times. — if true it’s pretty dangerous.

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August 23, 2009
ABOUT NEW YORK
Hello, Oven? It’s Phone. Now Let’s Get Cooking!
By JIM DWYER
First the superintendent and the handyman checked the oven from top to bottom. Then they tested the electrical outlet that supplied ignition power for the oven. Everything worked. Finally, they gave their verdict to the tenant, Andrei Melnikov.
It was simply not possible, they said, that his oven, a Magic Chef made by Maytag, had turned itself on full blast, as Mr. Melnikov maintained.
“Maybe you imagined it,” the handyman said.
Mr. Melnikov picked up a warped meat thermometer, its plastic casing melted.
“How did I imagine this?” he asked.
“He told me, ‘Probably you don’t remember pushing the button,’ ” Mr. Melnikov said.
Actually, Mr. Melnikov and his wife, Lina, almost never cook in the oven, which was new when they moved into their apartment in Gravesend, Brooklyn, three years ago. Like many people who live with more stuff than space, they store kitchenware in it.
On the day it turned itself on, Mr. Melnikov recalled, his cellphone had rung in the kitchen. He talked for about 10 minutes. Then he smelled smoke. The oven was roaring. The thermometer was in flames.
“Maybe the ringing cellphone turned it on,” Mr. Melnikov suggested to the two men.
They scoffed.
He laid the phone next to the stove. They dialed it. Suddenly, the electronic control on the stovetop beeped. The digital display changed from a clock to the word “high.” As the phone was ringing, the broiler was heating up.
Three other apartments in the building are fitted with the same make and model oven: Maytag Model CGR1425ADW. “My phone turned on all of them,” Mr. Melnikov reported. “One apartment had a General Electric. It didn’t work on that one.”
On Thursday, Mr. Melnikov welcomed a skeptical visitor — me — into his kitchen.
“Will it happen now?” I asked.
“Sure,” he said.
He reconnected the oven, which he had unplugged from the wall for safety, and turned the gas valve on. I dialed his number. The electronic pad on the oven beeped, the word “high” appeared, and the phone rang. The flames were licking from the broiler jets.
“It goes right to the high setting on the broiler,” he said. “It prefers high.”
He disconnected the oven. I asked him to show me again, and he cheerfully started over. Once again, a call to his cellphone turned it on.
Maytag learned about the rogue oven from a report on WINS 1010, which broke the story last week. A company technician confirmed the problem.
“In our experience, this situation is highly unusual,” said Jill M. Saletta, a spokeswoman for Maytag. “We have offered to replace the unit with a brand-new one, at no cost, and will be taking the old unit to fully test in our lab.” Any other ovens with the same problem will also be replaced, she said.
City fire marshals came to the apartment Friday and saw a demonstration. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has written to Mr. Melnikov for information. Ms. Saletta said all Maytag’s appliances are tested and meet safety standards set by Underwriters Laboratory and the American National Standards Institute.
The landlord of the building, Arkadiy Eydlin, said he bought the Maytag ovens about four years ago. “Maybe around 0, 0 each,” he said. “It’s not the most expensive, and it’s not the cheapest one.”
Cellphones, which send signals at up to 3 watts, often create electromagnetic interference with baby monitors, computer speakers and car radios, so it’s not surprising that they might also affect an oven’s electronic controls. People with heart pacemakers are cautioned not to carry phones in pockets over the implant. Engineers for Consumer Reports say that it is possible that Mr. Melnikov’s cellphone induced voltages in the keypad of the oven.
Whatever the exact mechanism, the evidence is strong that these Maytag models are vulnerable to cellphones — and not just the one owned by Mr. Melnikov. The superintendent was able to turn on the oven in his own apartment by calling his own cellphone, which is a Samsung. Mr. Melnikov has a Sony Ericsson PDA.
“I couldn’t afford it, but it was a gift, like four years ago,” he said. “It was maybe 0 then. More than the oven.”
Mr. Melnikov, 35, who emigrated from Russia in 2000, runs a company that sets up computers, networks and security systems. His apartment is crowded with electronics gear. The oven fire unnerved him and his wife. “Not for the material things,” he said. “I have three chinchillas.”
The next big cooking holiday in their home will be Thanksgiving. “Actually, right now, cooking turkey, it’s easier than ever,” Mr. Melnikov said. “It takes just one phone call.”
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Answer by POOKIE
WOAHHH!!!! im not having that problem thank God!!!Lol

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has anyone had problems with a trane XD-80 AC unit causing too much condensation. Is this a design flaw?

Question by jamars: has anyone had problems with a trane XD-80 AC unit causing too much condensation. Is this a design flaw?

My new trane unit is not catching all the condensation it produces. the primary drain is not blocked. My secondary pan is sitting in water all the time. Trane enginers have looked at the problem and even replaced my A coil. Still the same problem. Seems to me trane has a design problem here. Anyone out there with a similar experience or problem with a downflow XD-80?

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Answer by oil field trash
They come from the factory set up for vertical installation but I’m not sure if that is vertical up or vertical down flow.

We have a new variable air handler with coils for a 5 ton Trane heat pump system. It is installed in the horizontal and there was a problem with condensate getting into the enclosure and leaking into the emergency pan.

The contractor replaced the coil and the problem went away. One of the brackets holding the drip pan inside the unit was bent and the drip pan was tilted to one side.

According to someone I know at Trane, they have not really tested their air handlers very well when it comes to condensate blow off from the coils. Keep on Trane’s case. They should make it right and I believe they will if you stay with it.

A person I know at Trane said the number one problem their field service people have to deal with on down flow units is the failure of the installer to properly modify the unit with the baffles needed for that configuration. As the writer below says, information on these should be in the installation manual that came with the unit.

Finally, is it possible that they have switched the two drain connections so that the main drain is draining to the emergency pan and not the sewer or condensate pump? Have you checked these connections against the installation drawings? Also, I assume they have provided a trap in the main drain so air is not being drawn in and keeping the condensate from draining.

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Epic Parking Problems !

Crazy parking, what was this dude thinking More funny youtube videos– davemaster999.ning.com

Safety Problems in Reactors Designed Like Fukushima

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster update. Fairewinds Introduces a Japanese Language Edition and Identifies Safety Problems in all Reactors Designed Like Fukushima September 19, 2011 Gundersen expresses concerns that the nuclear industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are not addressing major safety issues that have become evident since Fukushima. These issues include serious design flaws in the BWR Mark 1 containment, fundamental flaws in the Boiling Water Reactor vessel design, and problems with detonation shockwaves. The NRC and the nuclear industry are using a flawed cost benefit computer code that underestimates the value of human life and minimize property damages after an accident, which has the effect of justifying continued operation of reactors without safety modifications. Also, Fairewinds announces the launch of the Japanese language version of its site, fairewinds.jp. Edition: www.youtube.com fairewinds.com http vimeo.com

Drifter trike update-design problems solved.

Found some faults with my design so I thought I’d share some solutions.

This video shows the design faults with the Tefal Mini Stainless Steel Kettle. The main fault is in the spout that causes the water to drip down the side of the kettle and rest in the base of the kettle. The poorly designed spout could be a potential hazard in your kitchen.

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Were Collins problems a design flaw or quality control ?

Question by paladin: Were Collins problems a design flaw or quality control ?

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Answer by Fluke
more conspiracy theories… move along folks, nothing to see here… move along

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UK IPhone 4 Design Fault on o2 Reception Signal Problems

The Bottom Left of the phone is the 3G Signal Antenna ,The Top right is the Bluetooth Antenna, when you hold the two together,you bridge the connection and cause the Signal to drop BIG Design Fault by Apple , The official response from Steve jobs was “Hold it differently” At a guess i think this is just the 3G side of it that causes the problem, as US Iphone users are instantly switched to Edge ,where as the UK customers go to the crawling standard mobile data

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this vid is about N97 camera shutter faults i sent my phone in for repair as the camera shutter has damaged the lens i then got this letter from 3 refusing to fix it under warranty, as they say its physical damage or its been dropped or crushed which it has’nt then they tell me if i want my handset back unfixed i have to pay £19.99 or if i want it fixed i have to pay £29.99 i have refused to pay and told them if they take it off my next bill i will take them to court and have contacted trading standards if you have the same problem contact trading standards or leave a comment

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