I have one of those irons. Hav e left it on many times with no problem, but it is getting old so now I unplug it. Actually I have 2 reasons, it uses electricity even if it is not hot and if I had a fire in my apartment, it would affect over 300 residents of my retirement home apartment building. Should take about 2 minutes for the alarm to go off, then everybody would be evacuated and the FD would come. I would feel like digging a hole for myself.
Originally Posted by MrsClaas
Ladies, I own - ed a Rowenta iron - loved it! - that had an automatic shut off!! Yesterday, it shorted out and started a fire!! Flames 3 plus feet high - ruined my ironing board! Thank God, my dh was here - I panicked and didn't know what to do - it was electrical and I didn't want to be electrocuted!!! It burned my ironing board, and dripped onto the carpet below it. Upon removing the cover of the ironing board, I was surprised to see how much melt there was - without showing the burn on the top!!! Scarey!! So, Please unplug your irons!!