Question from Annette Tweedel
Hi Debra, We have a lamp that stands four feet tall that my husband bought for me for our 1st anniversary back in 1983. And we just recently found out that the cord has lead, so we bought another cord for it. This cord is by Ativa and is 6 ft. long. But in order for my husband to fit the cord in the tubing in the lamp stand he had to shave the cord down to make it thinner for it to fit through the tubing. Is it okay to shave the cord down to fit through the tubing in order for the lamp to work? Anyway, I reacted to it. Even if the lamp is plugged in and not turned on, I still react to it.
Debra’s Answer
If you had asked me this BEFORE you bought the new cord, I would have said don’t buy a new cord, just wrap some tape around the old one.
Even if the cord is lead-free, it’s still made from a plastic you could be reacting to.
I’m not sure that shaving it made any difference.
