“Risk of Burning”? Air hoses from China!
rwjiudice
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Bought 2- 50′ rubber air compressor hoses from Lowes this weekend. I’m too lazy to lug my compressor to my neighbor’s to blow out their sprinkler lines.
Happened to look at the hoses and saw the following printed on them….
“CAUTION: DANGER OF BURNING- MAX PRESSURE 300 lbs”.
WTF????? I looked at my old red hoses and they say “CAUTION: DANGER OF BURSTING – MAX PRESSURE 300 lbs”.
Got me to wondering…
1) What ELSE got lost in translation from english to Chinese and back to English???? perhaps the product specifications? Safety requirements?
2) Where is / was the BASIC quality control or even checks in the process on behalf of the American importers / sellers.
I now think I may have purchased 100 ft of weapons of mass destruction.
Edited 11/6/2007 11:32 am ET by rwjiudice
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On anyother forum some one asked a question about installing a light fixture that came with the quick connect fitings where you just push the wire in to the spring finger.
The instructions said "only use solid brass wire".
Never seen any brass wire.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Never seen any brass wire.
brazing filler...
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Welcome back.
thanks..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Damn I was going tp post about that.
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"If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?" Benjamin Franklin
so do it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
They where talking about brass electrical wire..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
got it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Since most things sold in the USA are made in a foreign country you will have to get used to it. BTW I bought an item years ago that didn't even have broken english with the instructions!, all in French, that was a real PITA, have a good one.
Edited 11/6/2007 12:09 pm ET by Shacko
I've been doing a lot of work with China over the past few years regarding RoHS and WEEE compliance (not related to anything anyone here would care to know about).
But yeah, "Lost in Translation" most definitely applies in a lot of these cases. Technical (engineering) translations are the worst.
Mongo
"Where is / was the BASIC quality control or even checks in the process on behalf of the American importers / sellers."
When you buy "boatroad" quantities from Hose City, you get what comes out of the shipping containers. Now get back to work fat Amelican!
Check the Chinglish dictionary you'll be sure to find the meaning in there.
>>"Where is / was the BASIC quality control or even checks in the process on behalf of the American importers / sellers."Sank with (i) lowest cost product getting the sales and (ii) tax cuts."Government isn't the solution, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan.
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Call the company "hot line" and they'll answer you from India.
What is even worse, is when you call the hotline, you have to press 1 for English and then wind up talking to someone in India
If you press 2 for Spanish do you talk to a guy in Colorado?
"If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?" Benjamin Franklin
no phones here...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
IIRC you guys have 2 seasons right?
Winter, & road constrction.
"If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?" Benjamin Franklin
prewinter and winter...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
not to add insult to injury but I have an American made product to install and the directions look like they were written by a chinaman.
I will have to call them on monday and ask for clarification . do you think an American will answer ?
seems to me most products made in us come with instructions that imply you already know how to install the product and do not really need instructions ,there only to jog your memory.
jockotoo " If your going to be wrong , at least be consistent "
More importantly, do they contain any lead? :-)
I just hope they know the difference between their stop button and their start button on their nuclear missles.
FKA Blue (eyeddevil)
Take them back to Lowes. They need to quit selling that ####.
Yet another derogatory word has been silenced by the prospero word police.
No sh!t ?!?
Holy crà p!
Ah, the joys of international intercourse!
I have a DeWalt drill and battery set that is clearly marked "Inspected wHit pride." That's reassuring.
There are countless product recalls and advisories regarding Chinese products .... either they cheat to pass inspection (melamine in pet food), or they make pure counterfeits. If their nuclear missiles are of similar quality, I'm not worried.
Naturally, I am concerned about translation issues. The Chinese don't even use our alphabet. I'm thinking of all those folks with 'cool looking' Chinese character tattoos, who have no idea that the tattoo means "I sleep with my Yak."
Naturally, when it comes to 'big companies,' it's easy for the little guy to feel powerless. Rest assured, though, that there is still plenty of accountability. Hardly any of the "Blue Chip" companies of my High School years still qualify for that title; many have gone away completely. "The worlds' largest retailer" of that era, one with a gold-standard brand name, has fallen so far, it has partnered with another bankrupt to survive.
As for the warning tags that every product seems to have these days - I can't, for the life of me, recall what any of them say. I NEVER read them. Safety #### have called 'wolf' so many times that I stopped listening long ago. They could write them in Chinese, and I'd never notice.