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My Black and Decker started smoking one day but thank goodness I was right there to unplug it. However I have mine on a serge protector which I turn off when I leave the room. In all my years of ironing this was the first time an iron did this.
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Yikes! So glad you and hubby were home. I always unplug mine as I'm afraid the cats will jump on the board and knock it/iron over, turning it on and - disaster. Glad to hear you avoided catastrophe!
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Originally Posted by yellowsnow55
Glad you are okay. I've never ever unplugged my iron, it's been on for 11 years now, since the day I bought it. I will now turn it of. Thanks for the warning.
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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!!
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This happened to a friend of mine and she called the Rowenta people and they assured her that she must have done something really wrong because that would never happen with one of their irons. Needless to say she wasn't pleased!!!
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Hmmm...I have mine on a power strip that gets turned off, but now I am thinking I need to unplug altogether. Thanks for the heads up...
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Thank you for the reminder. As of today, it is unplugged.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
i always plug mine in with a surge protector cord that has a light on it. i'm in the habit of turning off the iron and the surge cord whenever i step away - even to just sew a few seams. sounds a little paranoid, but i can't afford not to be safe since i live alone :)
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I always unplug my iron, check to see that everything is turned off in my studio & that the shades are pulled (don't want my Bernina 830 stolen, it sits in front of a window). My DH is Very security minded. I guess its just habit that I do this stuff every night.
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I keep my plugged in all the time but hubby installed one of the small panels with an on/off switch.
It is wonderful, just the flick of the switch and my iron is ready to go. |
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