RECALL NOTICE! - The Firearms Forum

mrkirker · 12-31-2008, 09:37 AM

This would almost be funny . . . . .

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30, 2008
Release #09-078 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 477-8727
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books
Units: About 64,000

Publisher: The Taunton Press, of Newtown, Conn.

Hazard: The books contain several errors in the technical diagrams that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book’s cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle.

Sold at: Home improvement stores, book stores, and various other retailers nationwide from February 2008 through November 2008 for about $25.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Taunton at (800) 477-8727 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site www.taunton.com

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 12-31-2008, 10:35 AM

What a way to end the year, eh?

Charlie the sniper · 12-31-2008, 10:40 AM

" SHOCKING"

mrkirker · 12-31-2008, 11:08 AM

Dammit, Charlie!

Pistolenschutze · 12-31-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie the sniper

" SHOCKING"

Well, I see our British brethren are up to speed on the use of puns. Do they still send punsters to HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight, or did they switch to HMP Brixton in London?

ponycar17 · 12-31-2008, 12:39 PM

I think some of the industrial contractors I've hired in the past may have read that book...

artabr · 12-31-2008, 01:56 PM

I wonder if the publisher will get "charged" ?

Art

mrkirker · 12-31-2008, 02:48 PM

Now I'm waiting for someone to mention that the news of the recall was electrifying!

Pistolenschutze · 12-31-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by artabr

I wonder if the publisher will get "charged" ?

Art

It's possible, Art, but the government "wired" ahead to warn the company with that article, so it is probably is no longer "grounded" in this country. Since the publisher likely has a "broad band" of subsidiaries "plugged in" overseas, they probably made a new "connection."

hkruss · 12-31-2008, 09:19 PM

You guys are killing me!!!

Marlin T · 12-31-2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

It's possible, Art, but the government "wired" ahead to warn the company with that article, so it is probably is no longer "grounded" in this country. Since the publisher likely has a "broad band" of subsidiaries "plugged in" overseas, they probably made a new "connection."

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 01-01-2009, 08:24 AM

If I had some rotten tomatoes I'd be using 'em.

AL MOUNT · 01-01-2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrkirker

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

The books will then be collected and donated to inter-city tech schools,

since most of these students can't read anyway, no harm will be done ...

flannelman · 01-01-2009, 08:49 AM

Man I was wondering why when I flipped the light switch the garage door would open! Now I know!

Charlie the sniper · 01-01-2009, 09:00 AM

WATT LED to this. Who do we CONTACT,we need t find out who is at VOLT.

Pistolenschutze · 01-01-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie the sniper

WATT LED to this. Who do we CONTACT,we need t find out who is at VOLT.

The "junction" of the publisher and the government is "terminal" I fear, Charlie. We could always put in a "plug" for justice to be done, but I suspect their motives are both "grounded" in the "shocking" fact that the "magnetic" nature of the relationship is "poles" apart from one "grounded" in justice.

Crpdeth · 01-01-2009, 09:40 AM

I just wonder if this is the most "current" information we have on the topic... I am sure the author is going to be facing a "battery" of charges sadly.

Crpdeth

artabr · 01-01-2009, 11:16 AM

I'm "positive" that this news will have a "negative" effect on the sale of how-to books.

Art

Pistolenschutze · 01-01-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

I just wonder if this is the most "current" information we have on the topic... I am sure the author is going to be facing a "battery" of charges sadly.

Crpdeth

And the bunch responsible is indicted, I'll bet we'll see that the "elect rode" in on private jets for the hearing.

Charlie the sniper · 01-01-2009, 01:42 PM

I hope they didn't use this book to install electrics on Aircraft, like the DC-10,or cars like the AC Cobra.
Maybe it's time to switch topics, even if, this one is generating some interest.

Pistolenschutze · 01-01-2009, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie the sniper

I hope they didn't use this book to install electrics on Aircraft, like the DC-10,or cars like the AC Cobra.
Maybe it's time to switch topics, even if, this one is generating some interest.

But Charlie, a pun in time is better than a mime, because it's often given in rhyme

Besides, I have a direct "conduit" to the publisher and he informed me, by "cable," that he plans to sell the remaining books to Iran. I'm absolutely "positive" about that.

Bruce FLinch · 01-01-2009, 11:00 PM

We should take a "switch", to that author!

Sorry, got in a bit late on this....you know, Left Coast time...

12-31-2008, 09:37 AM	#1
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	RECALL NOTICE! This would almost be funny . . . . . U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2008 Release #09-078 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 477-8727 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books Units: About 64,000 Publisher: The Taunton Press, of Newtown, Conn. Hazard: The books contain several errors in the technical diagrams that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book’s cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle. Sold at: Home improvement stores, book stores, and various other retailers nationwide from February 2008 through November 2008 for about $25. Manufactured in: United States Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Taunton at (800) 477-8727 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site www.taunton.com __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.* -->

12-31-2008, 10:35 AM	#2
Mosin_Nagant_Fan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,832	Re: RECALL NOTICE! What a way to end the year, eh? __________________ Long Gun Collection: M38 Mosin-Nagant Carbine Russian 1950 SKS Winchester 1300 20Ga Western Field Single-Shot 16Ga Sears Ranger .22S-L-LR Bolt-Action Rifle Marlin 795 Semi-Auto (Brother's) Handgun Collection: Springfield Armory XD9 Service

12-31-2008, 10:40 AM	#3
Charlie the sniper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England, thats the USN aircraft carrier near europe. Posts: 746	Re: RECALL NOTICE! " SHOCKING" __________________ Never Forget, the price paid for Freedom.

12-31-2008, 11:08 AM	#4
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12-31-2008, 12:39 PM	#6
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: RECALL NOTICE! I think some of the industrial contractors I've hired in the past may have read that book...

12-31-2008, 01:56 PM	#7
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: RECALL NOTICE! I wonder if the publisher will get "charged" ? Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

12-31-2008, 02:48 PM	#8
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: RECALL NOTICE! Now I'm waiting for someone to mention that the news of the recall was electrifying! __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.*

12-31-2008, 09:19 PM	#10
hkruss Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 1,092	Re: RECALL NOTICE! You guys are killing me!!!

01-01-2009, 08:24 AM	#12
Mosin_Nagant_Fan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,832	Re: RECALL NOTICE! If I had some rotten tomatoes I'd be using 'em. __________________ Long Gun Collection: M38 Mosin-Nagant Carbine Russian 1950 SKS Winchester 1300 20Ga Western Field Single-Shot 16Ga Sears Ranger .22S-L-LR Bolt-Action Rifle Marlin 795 Semi-Auto (Brother's) Handgun Collection: Springfield Armory XD9 Service

01-01-2009, 08:49 AM	#14
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Re: RECALL NOTICE! Man I was wondering why when I flipped the light switch the garage door would open! Now I know! __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers.

01-01-2009, 09:00 AM	#15
Charlie the sniper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England, thats the USN aircraft carrier near europe. Posts: 746	Re: RECALL NOTICE! WATT LED to this. Who do we CONTACT,we need t find out who is at VOLT. __________________ Never Forget, the price paid for Freedom.

01-01-2009, 09:40 AM	#17
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: RECALL NOTICE! I just wonder if this is the most "current" information we have on the topic... I am sure the author is going to be facing a "battery" of charges sadly. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

01-01-2009, 11:16 AM	#18
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: RECALL NOTICE! I'm "positive" that this news will have a "negative" effect on the sale of how-to books. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!! Last edited by artabr; 01-01-2009 at 11:17 AM..

01-01-2009, 01:42 PM	#20
Charlie the sniper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England, thats the USN aircraft carrier near europe. Posts: 746	Re: RECALL NOTICE! I hope they didn't use this book to install electrics on Aircraft, like the DC-10,or cars like the AC Cobra. Maybe it's time to switch topics, even if, this one is generating some interest. __________________ Never Forget, the price paid for Freedom.

01-01-2009, 11:00 PM	#22
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: RECALL NOTICE! We should take a "switch", to that author! Sorry, got in a bit late on this....you know, Left Coast time... __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.