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01-10-2010, 03:58 PM
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Home Improvement Books Recall - Bad Advice For Homeowners (http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerdc/article_272629874.shtml)
By Gene Byrd
Jan 10, 2010
Bad advice for homeowners that could lead to dangerous situations such as fire hazards and shock are the reasons for a recall issued by Oxmoor House as they have voluntarily recalled almost 1 million books.
According to a report from the USA Today, the errors in instructions, "could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring."
Another amazing part of the story, some of these books are decades old. Some of the Lowe's and Sunset home-improvement titles were sold at different times for over 30 years!
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According to a report from the Associated Press, in some of the books, parts of the home improvement advice has "errors in technical diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard."
Here are the nine different book titles being recalled:
- "AmeriSpec Home Repair Handbook"
- "Lowe's Complete Home Improvement and Repair"
- "Lowe's Complete Home Wiring"
- "Sunset Basic Home Repairs"
- "Sunset Complete Home Wiring"
- "Sunset Complete Patio Book"
- "Sunset Home Repair Handbook"
- "Sunset Water Gardens"
- "Sunset You Can Build — Wiring"
Home Improvement Books Recall - Bad Advice For Homeowners (http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerdc/article_272629874.shtml)
By Gene Byrd
Jan 10, 2010
Bad advice for homeowners that could lead to dangerous situations such as fire hazards and shock are the reasons for a recall issued by Oxmoor House as they have voluntarily recalled almost 1 million books.
According to a report from the USA Today, the errors in instructions, "could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring."
Another amazing part of the story, some of these books are decades old. Some of the Lowe's and Sunset home-improvement titles were sold at different times for over 30 years!
***
According to a report from the Associated Press, in some of the books, parts of the home improvement advice has "errors in technical diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard."
Here are the nine different book titles being recalled:
- "AmeriSpec Home Repair Handbook"
- "Lowe's Complete Home Improvement and Repair"
- "Lowe's Complete Home Wiring"
- "Sunset Basic Home Repairs"
- "Sunset Complete Home Wiring"
- "Sunset Complete Patio Book"
- "Sunset Home Repair Handbook"
- "Sunset Water Gardens"
- "Sunset You Can Build — Wiring"