Re:Fulfillment by Amazon suspends non-essential inbound ship...
by zaroth on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:53PM
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Kind of hard to know what exactly is an “essential” item.
Last week the condensate pump for my furnace stopped working. A condensing furnace produces about a gallon of water an hour while it’s running.
I rigged up a storage bin to catch the water and would dump it out manually a few times a day. The size of the bin is limited because the furnace drain is only a few inches off the ground.
Keeping my house heated basically depends on that condensate pump. I ordered one on March 12 and it was delivered March 14.
There’s probably a very long tail of strange things which are actually relatively crucial components that people depend on being able to order (rather than having spare parts on hand).
Last week the condensate pump for my furnace stopped working. A condensing furnace produces about a gallon of water an hour while it’s running.
I rigged up a storage bin to catch the water and would dump it out manually a few times a day. The size of the bin is limited because the furnace drain is only a few inches off the ground.
Keeping my house heated basically depends on that condensate pump. I ordered one on March 12 and it was delivered March 14.
There’s probably a very long tail of strange things which are actually relatively crucial components that people depend on being able to order (rather than having spare parts on hand).