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CPSC has secured the removal of hazardous male-to-male extension cord listings from major e-commerce platforms, including Walmart, eBay and AliExpress, and is warning consumers to stop using these products immediately. cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...

cpsc.govCPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Male-to-Male Extension Cords, Secures Delisting Commitments from e-Commerce PlatformsCPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Male-to-Male Extension Cords, Secures Delisting Commitments from e-Commerce Platforms

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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The cords are often used to supply power from a generator to a residential electrical system, a dangerous practice known as backfeeding that that can result in serious injury or death from electrocution or fire.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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31 Mar

Their short length also increases the likelihood that generators will be operated in enclosed spaces or too close to homes, creating a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

🎃 Robin Bobcat 🎃

@robinbobcat.bsky.social

31 Mar

I am fond of this sign from the local hardware store:

aburtonmatt.bsky.social

@aburtonmatt.bsky.social

31 Mar

This cord is not a cord of honor. No noble deed is commemorated by this cord. The danger of this cord exists in your time as it did in ours.

CJ MooOOOooOOoose 🫎

@cjmoose.bsky.social

31 Mar

We loaned out our generator to someone who went without power for several months after Hurricane Michael. They returned it to us along with a “gift” of a homemade back-feeding cable. 😬