I have one of those kitchen devices that's like a coffee maker, but is just for making iced tea. It takes up a lot of counter space with its large rectangular pitcher, and it has a short cord, so it's hard to find a good place to plug it in. But the problem I had with it is that the cord was very stiff.
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| Old cord is very stiff |
I decided to replace the original short, extremely stiff cord with a longer, more flexible cord. Of course I chose a replacement with the same gauge and temp rating. First, I had to figure out how to open up the iced tea maker. There was a plastic cover on the underside, with several philllips screws and one annoying H-pattern security screw. Is it there for consumer safety or anti-repair? Once I defeated the security screw, it was easy to take off the cover.
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| Security Screw |
The inside was simple. The power cord came in and split into two, and then was connected to the system with clear crimp covers. I tied a knot in the new cord so it couldn't be pulled out, and used wire nuts to cover the new connections. Then I put the cover back on.
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| Ready to put the cover back on |
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