Iron Stupdity
06-25-2017, 03:12 PM
#41
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Legs on Oliso are like mine - Short.
06-25-2017, 06:22 PM
#42
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My problem was that one of my kids who was helping clean and decorate the basement for a graduation party set my cold, full of water iron flat on my beautiful maple sewing machine cabinet in my out of the way sewing room. Three days later when I could get back to it, I had a nice iron shaped, bubbled finish on my cabinet. I was sick about that...the finish peeled and peeled until the iron shape was raw wood. It is still that way 8 years later. In fact, my son and I were just talking about it the other night when he was visiting with me as I sewed. He now claims that he took down the ironing board, and his ditzy girlfriend at the time must have set the iron there.
06-26-2017, 02:11 PM
#43
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You know how you rely on the auto shut off to work when you pieced then iron then piece, ....? Ever since my iron started smoking while I was sewing some pieces, I turn off the power strip when I am done ironing. Yes, I have to wait for the iron to warm up, but at least it won't start smoking while I am piecing. (Yes, I bought a new iron that is a different brand 
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06-26-2017, 02:35 PM
#44
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I heard a hint long ago that I've used ever since. Plug your iron and a light (I use the Ott lite next to my ironing board) both into a power strip. Use the on/off on the power strip to turn the light/iron on and off. That way you always know if you turned your iron off. If the light is on, the iron is on. It's worked for me!
06-26-2017, 02:37 PM
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In retrospect, the iron was cold when I had set it down on the floor - but apparently I had not clicked it to the "off" setting the last time I used it - so when I set it down flat on the carpet - it heated up. So -
I will start to unplug the iron when I leave the area. Even though it is a bother to do so.
I have to crawl under the ironing board to do so.
I will start to unplug the iron when I leave the area. Even though it is a bother to do so.
I have to crawl under the ironing board to do so.
06-26-2017, 08:26 PM
#46
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If I had to "crawl" under anything to unplug something, I'd be in real trouble, first I probably couldn't get down, and if I ever got down, I'd never get back up. I still think the outlet strips (with a switch) is the best solution. My iron is auto-shut-off, too, but if you pick it up or move it, it will come back on. Since I don't have the outlet strip, I pull the plug -- fire is just too devastating to risk it!
06-26-2017, 11:20 PM
#47
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i'm really glad you didn't get burned Bear. Accidents do happen from time to time to the best of us. I always unplug my lights and my iron every time I leave the house or go to bed. I don't trust the plug in lights. I also never leave my toaster plugged in.
06-27-2017, 05:26 AM
#49
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It's an outlet that has a switch on a long cord - I have this for a few things in my house. I mount the switch someplace handy with a Command strip, usually can find a nice hidden spot for it. No more crawling around to unplug stuff!
Glad it was just a "lesson" and not a full-on disaster! *whew*!
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