Safety Tip
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: AZ and CT
Posts: 4,898
Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
I have everything on my surge...sewing machines, lamps, iron and light box...One switch to turn everything off....
#43
I have woken up in the middle of the night trying to remember if I had turned off the iron. After stumbling downstairs in the dark and making my way to my sewing room, sure enough I had left it on. I like your idea of plugging it into one switch with the light. Light off....iron off. Great idea except I would not plug it into my surge protector that has my sewing machine on it. Wouldn't want to blow out any intricate circuits in my machine if the protector was turned off and there was an electrical surge for some reason.
#44
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Portland, OR via Hawaii
Posts: 1,342
I have "bead bracelets" on all the cords to appliances that I need to unplug after use. When I plug the cord in, the bracelet goes onto my wrist. When I unplug the iron (in this case) the bracelet goes back on the cord.
#45
Originally Posted by Momsmurf
I have "bead bracelets" on all the cords to appliances that I need to unplug after use. When I plug the cord in, the bracelet goes onto my wrist. When I unplug the iron (in this case) the bracelet goes back on the cord.
#46
Originally Posted by quilterjody
I finally had to break down and buy an iron that shuts itself off. The only drawback is that sometimes it shuts off while I'm working cause I get involved in sewing and not pressing...and when I go to the iron..it's off.
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