Originally Posted by
QuiltnNan
this has been the topic of conversation around town here for several months. the strange thing is... my elderly aunt has used for years a microwave warmed rice bag every night for her feet. she nukes it for several minutes. the outside fabric is polyester fleece!!!! never a fire
Yikes! Anything Poly concerns me because of the melting. I don't even want to think of what sort of fumes it's giving off just being heated, nevermind smoldering!
I have a rice bag, and I never even thought to look at what the materials are in it. I did find the don't heat more than 3 times in a day thing weird...
I read that lower wattage microwaves might not be as much of an issue, and if it has a turntable it's better. I'd sure like to know what the perfect storm of events is that sets the fire off.