# What manufacturer's recommendation do you completely ignore? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818 "2025-06-18T21:05:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/61 "2025-06-21T17:47:27Z")
That (or close to that) actually is current code. But yeah, I just bought a dehumidifier that says “put in room you want to dehumidify. Don’t put in a room with a gas appliance. Don’t put on the same circuit as anything else. Don’t use an extension cord.” Umm, yeah, I bought it for the laundry room, and I plan to use it in the laundry room. Despite there being a gas drier. And despite needing an extension cord. I did buy a heavy-duty extension cord designed to use with appliances, though. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/62 "2025-06-23T12:59:02Z")
It looks like “refrigerate after opening” is the new one. I grilled burgers for dinner last night. My wife was supposed to clean up, but this morning I noticed that the ketchup, mustard, and mayo were all still sitting out on the counter. No big deal for the ketchup and mustard, but the mayo… 😮 On the other hand, my wife is the only one who uses the mayo, so if anyone gets food poisoning it will be her. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/63 "2025-06-23T13:08:38Z")
These productt safety warnings are such a drag. I hand-tighten the blade on my chainsaw while it’s running; No problems yet. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/64 "2025-06-23T21:17:35Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > No big deal for the ketchup and mustard, but the mayo… The mayo should be fine if it doesn’t have a bunch of food debris in it. Mayo gets a bad rap, but the commercial stuff is actually pretty safe at room temperature. It’s not terribly hospitable to pathogens. Your wife will be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/65 "2025-06-23T22:08:09Z")
It’s actually a squeeze bottle, not a jar. I think it should be OK. It probably has a ton of preservatives in it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/66 "2025-06-23T22:20:48Z")
The Jeep has an orange notice on the sun visor, so you can’t not see it. _“Always”_ this, and _“Never”_ that, avoid such-and-such, Read the Manual. Sheesh! Takes all the fun out of it! ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/67 "2025-06-24T07:27:52Z")
I have a huge bottle of Tabasco that expired in 2018 but it still tastes fine. I at least keep it in a cool dry cupboard. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/68 "2025-06-24T21:40:03Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Remind me the next time I design and build my kitchen to install outlets at countertop level every two feet. When, you ask, is that going to happen? Um…it ain’t. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > That (or close to that) actually is current code. In fact around here (and possibly throughout the US and Canada) electrical code requires new construction to have special 20A sockets at regular intervals above the kitchen counters. These have a T-shaped slot on the neutral side to accommodate both normal and high-amperage appliances, whose plugs have a horizontal blade on the neutral side. Those appliances are fairly rare but it’s still nice to have ample capacity in the kitchen so I can, for instance, operate both the air fryer and the microwave at the same time without risk of tripping a breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/69 "2025-06-24T21:56:56Z")
I’ll have to look for that. I don’t remember seeing the t-shaped outlets in houses. What kind of kitchen appliances would need 20 amps? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/70 "2025-06-24T21:58:10Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > …it’s still nice to have ample capacity in the kitchen so I can, for instance, operate both the air fryer and the microwave at the same time without risk of tripping a breaker. In an ideal universe, sure. That would be fantastic. Considering this is probably my last address, I’ll never live in “new construction.” In my house in the country (built ~1940), I always had to be aware of what appliances I could or could not use together. Even after I moved to the 1925 house in the city, which the landlord told me had been rewired when HE moved into it (when his now college-age kids were little), I discovered that I couldn’t run my electric fireplace in the living room and the microwave in the kitchen at the same time. I pasted a note on the front of the microwave: _“Turn off living room heater.”_ Makes me think of-- what show was it? Green Acres? where you flipped a switch in the kitchen and the doorbell rang, or flushed the toilet and the TV came on. This building where I live now was probably built ~2000. The facility was shut down for a few years around 2010, I think, and then re-opened about four years ago. I doubt if they did much rewiring at that time, if any. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818/71 "2025-06-25T17:00:23Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > I have a huge bottle of Tabasco that expired in 2018 but it still tastes fine. I at least keep it in a cool dry cupboard. I swear at least some hot sauces(and steak sauces) seem taste BETTER if you let them age a bit past their “EXPIRATION” date, [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818.md?page=3)