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Old 09-12-2016, 03:29 PM
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I have left my iron on also and it scared me when I realized I did not have sense enough to remember to turn it off. I put a light on my cutting table and plugged both the light and the iron in an electrical strip. I know if that light is on, so is the iron. I have had no issues since I started doing this.
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Old 09-13-2016, 10:20 PM
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Came home from work yesterday and I heard a ticking sound. Followed the sound and found I had left my iron on from the morning! Fortunately, I had left it standing up on my granite kitchen counter instead of on the board. I NEED to get an iron that has an auto shutt off!
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Old 09-14-2016, 06:16 AM
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I agree, with kids and animals running around the house it takes only seconds for an unattended iron to get knocked over. The auto shutoff might be a pain but it has several homes and lives from fires I'm sure
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Old 09-14-2016, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by GingerK View Post
I found a cheap Sunbeam at Walmart that turns off after 45 minutes. It cost under $25 and has never seen water (I use a spray bottle when necessary). Love the thing.
I am so sick & tired of jumping up every few minutes to iron 'something' before my iron cuts off. 45 minutes before it turns off would be fantastic.

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Old 09-14-2016, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 1screech View Post
I have left my iron on also and it scared me when I realized I did not have sense enough to remember to turn it off. I put a light on my cutting table and plugged both the light and the iron in an electrical strip. I know if that light is on, so is the iron. I have had no issues since I started doing this.
I just think that you can do something 99 percent of the time, but it is only going to take one time to really make a mess of it. I hate safety belts in the car, but I always put mine on. It might save my life someday. Especially with all the crazies on the road these days.

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Old 09-14-2016, 05:42 PM
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My thinking as well.
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Old 09-14-2016, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Vicki1212 View Post
Came home from work yesterday and I heard a ticking sound. Followed the sound and found I had left my iron on from the morning! Fortunately, I had left it standing up on my granite kitchen counter instead of on the board. I NEED to get an iron that has an auto shutt off!
Yes...things happen (or can happen) that we are totally unprepared for. Auto shut off is a valuable feature in my opinion.
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