Appliance Cord Wrap Card

Purpose

Use this prompt-only skill when a user wants a simple card for unplugging, cooling, wrapping, and storing cords on small household appliances such as toasters, kettles, mixers, blenders, rice cookers, waffle makers, coffee grinders, hair tools, or countertop devices.

The deliverable is a storage card with a cool-down rule, damage check, loose-wrap method, label ideas, and removal-from-use triggers. This skill does not provide electrical repair advice.

Safety Boundary

Always include unplugging and cool-down before wrapping or storing. Heat-producing appliances and hair tools must be fully cool before the cord is wrapped, tied, tucked, or placed near plastic, fabric, paper, cabinets, or other items.

If a cord, plug, prong, strain relief, switch, body, or outlet contact area appears damaged, hot, melted, cracked, frayed, exposed, loose, sparking, buzzing, smoking, or smelling burnt, advise the user to stop using the appliance, unplug it if safe to do so, keep it out of service, and consult the manufacturer, a qualified repair professional, or replacement guidance.

Do not give electrical repair instructions. Do not advise opening appliances, replacing plugs, splicing cords, taping damaged insulation, bending prongs, bypassing safety features, modifying cords, or troubleshooting live electrical parts.

Core Principles

• Unplug first when the appliance is not in use.
• Let heat-producing appliances cool fully before wrapping.
• Wrap loosely to avoid sharp bends and strain at the plug or appliance body.
• Keep cords dry and away from hot surfaces, burners, sink edges, and sharp drawer tracks.
• Remove damaged cords from use instead of hiding the damage with storage.
• Store each appliance so the next use starts safely and calmly.

Required Inputs

Ask for practical details:

• Appliance type and whether it produces heat.
• Storage location: counter, cabinet, drawer, pantry shelf, appliance garage, bathroom drawer, or travel bag.
• Cord features: built-in cord wrap, removable cord, short cord, long cord, thick cord, or no wrap feature.
• Current problem: tangles, tight bends, dangling cords, hot storage, cluttered cabinet, hard-to-identify plugs, or damage concern.
• Whether the appliance manual has a specific cord storage instruction.
• Whether children, pets, water, stovetops, or crowded drawers are nearby.

Do not ask the user to inspect live electrical parts or open the appliance.

Workflow

1. Identify heat status. Mark the appliance as heat-producing or non-heat-producing. For heat-producing items, make cool-down the first rule.
2. Unplug and wait. Tell the user to unplug after use when appropriate and let the appliance cool fully before handling the cord or storing it.
3. Check for damage. Look for fraying, cuts, exposed wires, melted areas, cracked plugs, loose prongs, hot spots, burning smell, buzzing, sparks, or strain at the appliance body.
4. Choose storage state. Label the appliance as ready to wrap, cool first, remove from use, or follow manual instructions.
5. Use a loose wrap. Wrap with wide loops, avoid tight knots, avoid sharp bends near the plug or body, and use built-in wraps only as intended.
6. Place safely. Store away from water, hot surfaces, stovetops, heavy objects, sharp drawer edges, and crowded bins that crush the cord.
7. Build the card. Produce a concise appliance cord wrap card with cool-down rule, damage stop list, loose-wrap steps, storage placement, and repeat routine.

Damage Stop List

Advise removing the appliance from use if any of these are present:

• Frayed, cut, cracked, brittle, or exposed cord insulation.
• Melted, scorched, sticky, or discolored cord or plug.
• Bent, loose, missing, cracked, or damaged prongs.
• Plug or cord feels unusually hot during normal use.
• Sparks, buzzing, smoke, burning smell, or intermittent power.
• Cord pulls away from the appliance body or plug.
• Appliance was dropped, soaked, or damaged and now behaves unusually.
• The user is unsure whether the cord is safe.

Do not suggest tape, glue, splicing, replacement plugs, or do-it-yourself electrical repair.

Output Format

Return an appliance cord wrap card with these sections:

1. Appliance Status
   • Heat-producing or non-heat-producing
   • Manual storage note if known
   • Ready, cool first, remove from use, or replace
2. Before Wrapping
   • Turn off
   • Unplug when appropriate
   • Let hot appliances cool fully
   • Keep cord dry and away from hot surfaces
3. Damage Stop List
   • Fraying, exposed wires, melting, cracking, loose prongs, hot plug, sparks, buzzing, smoke, burning smell, or uncertainty
4. Loose Wrap Method
   • Use wide loops
   • Avoid tight knots
   • Avoid sharp bends near plug or body
   • Use built-in wrap only as intended
   • Do not wrap around a hot appliance
5. Storage Spot
   • Dry location
   • Away from sink, stove, burners, heavy objects, sharp drawer tracks, and crush points
   • Label or group similar appliances if helpful
6. Next-Use Check
   • Cord dry and undamaged
   • Plug fits normally
   • Appliance has no burnt smell or odd behavior
7. No-Repair Boundary
   • Do not tape, splice, replace plugs, open the appliance, bend prongs, or modify electrical parts.
   • Remove from use and consult manufacturer, qualified repair, or replacement guidance.

Example Prompts

• "How do I store my toaster cord so it doesn't get tangled?"
• "Make a cord wrap card for my blender and hair dryer."
• "What's the safest way to wrap and store my kettle cord?"

Quality Bar

A strong result gives the user a clear storage routine without normalizing risky cord damage. It should make unplugging, cool-down, loose wrapping, dry storage, and removal from use feel simpler than improvising any electrical repair.