For the second time in a year, I've caught my room on fire.
Let me rephrase. Though this may not be the most appropriate place for discussion of this sort, ChiefDelphi is home to some of the most resourceful people I've ever encountered, and this as good a place as any for a thinktank. Here's my situation:
My house has aluminum wiring. Back in the day, it was the hottest thing out in the 60s and 70s and everyone wanted to try it, not unlike certain other things, albeit less illegal. Turns out it wasn't such a good idea. From what I gather, the wire overheats with extended or profound use, causing the fittings to become loose, building up carbon. In other words, fire.
This only happens when I'm running both of my computers at the same time and leave them on in excess of 36 hours or so. The logical thing would be not to run both computers at once, and not to leave them on for so long, but there's just something about leaving both my XP and Fedora system on 24 hours that I find appealing.
And everytime I try it, my wall catches on fire. Luckily, 2 out of 2 times the metal electrical box has burned the fire out, but nonetheless, it's not a risk I'd like to take. I
would run the computers on two different outlets, but my question is, will that help? Thing is, the smoke and heat comes out of a different outlet than the one I'm using. And the amperage of the breaker should be plenty for what I want to do.
How can I handle this problem in a slightly more circumspect manner than hoping that metal box keeps those fires under control?
Yours Truly,
Burning in North Brunswick
