chewed wires...please help!

I know this could be the stupidest discussion ever, but Boots found a piece of the Shark Steamer wire and chewed into two pieces!!!:(. I spent like 125 dollars on it four days ago(double whammy!) and IDK if it could be fixed, cause it never happened to me before. So, do i have to buy the whole Shark Steamer again, or can I replace the whole wire? It has a one year warranty, but IDK if it covers that.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Temple on January 5, 2010 at 8:00am

You can fix it. If you have a friend who is handy with this sort of thing make them some brownies... If the break doesn't make the cord to short you just add a new plug to the end of the cord that is still attached to the machine. Then get an extension cord to extend the machines reach. You could contact the company and tell them what happened and they'll send you a repair kit (may cost you a little). This happened with our Tulip a few months ago, only she did it to a shreader that was PLUGGED IN. I freaked because she really could have been hurt. It turned out to be a good thing though, because she hasn't chewed any wires since! It was a painful lesson for her AND me!

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 5, 2010 at 11:53am

I just got one of those too! I don't know about getting a cord...Do you know someone who could open the wire, reconnect and the tape well? I have a vaccumn like this and about 3 mends as when I had pups last year...they thought it would be great fun to chew on. Good Luck! Oh yes be careful with computer wires also...pups crashed my computer and over $100. later...and 4 days I got mine back and running! I know how you feel!

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on January 5, 2010 at 12:04pm

snap a pic! It'll helps us to give you a better estimate.

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Permalink Reply by Beauty and the Beast on January 5, 2010 at 12:05pm

Find somebody who has a soldering iron and knows how to use it.
Spray bitter apple spray on the wires and other things that you don't want your dogs touch and in the meantime teach them leave it command. I found it very useful. After 5-10 attempts and sharp "no" or "leave it" Shiro wouldn't touch the thing again.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on January 5, 2010 at 1:06pm

Gwynn and Al chewed through the gravity compensator cord and got stuck on the ceiling. I hate it when that happens. The easiest repair is to replace the plug, but it's best to replace the entire cord, which requires disassembly. I make the dogs do it -- they broke it, they fix it.