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[hatman]

What in fragnation??

We just got a new high-power dehumidifier for the basement. (The old cheap one kept breaking.)

Front page of the instructions, first bullet point, large letters (and this is an exact quote, including formatting):

It is designed to be installed INDOORS ONLY.

It's a good thing they warned us. We could have accidentally stopped it from raining ever again.

ETA: You know, I'll bet that's what happened to Texas. The whole thing's pretty much desert, except for this one corner where there's so much water in the ground, it's turned into swampland. That must be where the condensate tube emptied out.

Comments

[un-sedentary.livejournal.com]

LOL! Much like other state-the-obvious warnings on labels (such as the infamous "Do not attempt to stop with limbs or genitals" on the chain saw), I bet it's because someone tried and then sued the company when it rained. *g*

[judosas.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of the warning on microwaves these days. 'Do not use to dry off pets or other animals.' Who ever was that stupid to try it, was smart enough to sue the company over it. *rolls eyes*

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

i'd like to sue whoever invented warning labels. tho they are awfully funny sometimes.

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing they warned us. We could have accidentally stopped it from raining ever again.

*snicker* That amuses me greatly.

[schnuffichen.livejournal.com]

See... it's people like you these instructions are made for ;)

You know, here in Europe, american manuals are the source for a lot of mockery...

Microwaves in which it's not allowed to dry a pet...
McDo coffee pots telling you "hot beverage"...
Guns that are not to be fired at people...

:D