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Missing Prong???? There is no missing prong! what you see is whats LEFT of one of the prongs of the stove cord! It is damaged that much its thinned out and the top half of the prong is well, non-existant!

Scared mice? What mice? LOL this came right out of the "Roach Motel"!

this came right out of the "Roach Motel"!

mmmmmmmmmm roasted roaches.....

anyone got the tequilla

Now that's just disgusting...

On topic, looks like they were lucky the whole place didn't burn!!

LOL ya didnt hear me say this but if the place caught fire it would have been a blessing in disguise..
1. the place could be cleaned a LOT easier ( as in with a broom and dustpan)
2. It would have smelled a LOT better than it did when NOT burned out.

Did I mention the cockroaches complain about the tenants??? LOL


A.D

LOL!!

Wow that's an ugly sight, I wouldn't want to have seen that when it happened....Not cute at all.

I've never seen a 14-50 receptacle that wasn't rated Al/Cu. I'd say it is a violation of 210.21(B)(1) to connect a 50A receptacle to a 60A breaker. I realize you're in Canada, but I'd bet it's a violation there, too.

How much brass was in those contacts that's not there anymore? How many kWh would it take to vaporize that amount of brass?

Actually the receptacle was connected to a 40A breaker which is standard practice here BUT I do remember one incident where an inspector made someone put the receptacle on a 50A breaker.. I don't know why but the norm here is 14-50 receptacle, 40A breaker.. In this case the "60A" mentioned was the size of the breaker protecting the individual apartment unit in the building..

As for the brass that is now gone, it was a pretty substantial piece on the prong of the plug and I would assume there would be some hefty contacts in the receptacle but this had to have been an ongoing problem, and the tenants are never aware of a problem " in progress", they are only aware of a problem when something stops working or blows up.. ( I will admit the tenant got a good laugh when I suggested he should have taken the pizza out of the oven and thrown it behind the stove, probably would have been done quicker)

A.D