Unexpected fire - beware!
#101
So sorry to hear about your injury! Burns can be nasty and can hurt like the dickens.
Before you send the iron back to Rowenta, I would document, document, document. Also I would contact the Consumer Protection Agency and the Underwriters Laboratory and let them know what happened.
Hugs from New Hampshire...heal well and quickly.
Before you send the iron back to Rowenta, I would document, document, document. Also I would contact the Consumer Protection Agency and the Underwriters Laboratory and let them know what happened.
Hugs from New Hampshire...heal well and quickly.
#102
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#103
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Glad you are on the path of recovery (you, the iron and importantly that backing!). I am never completely trusting of electrical appliances (get a bit OCD with making sure everything is off before I go out). My former MIL once told me her neighbour left a can of spray starch next to the iron (which was on)....the can exploded and caused quite a bit of damage....yet another thing to watch out for.
#104
How awful! I hope your burns are not serious. I have a Rowenta travel iron that I take to quilting retreats and classes. Thanks for the warning. Please let us know what the manufacturer tells you.
#106
when you return the iron, I would also include pictures of the damaged quilt and your injuries..You deserve to be compensated for your full losses, including the extra hours that you have ahead of you in repairing this quilt, as well as the hours of lost work..I hope you feel better soon, and they can resolve your iron issue\
#107
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I feel you should take the iron to the local fire department to have them look at it first. The copper wires in it are probably not the right size. Even though the UL label is on it, they could have tested some "special made" irons that had thicker wiring, and when the rest of the irons were made, they used thinner wire. I have read a lot about the danger in overheated wiring even in a house, a house can burn down from faulty wiring. I feel a lot of the items coming out of China are not up to grade and how some of this stuff is approved for sale in this country, I do not know. Let the FEDS
hire some quilters to check things out, and we could fix a lot of stuff. Be safe, all of us. God bless. Be sure to keep us updated on all of this.
hire some quilters to check things out, and we could fix a lot of stuff. Be safe, all of us. God bless. Be sure to keep us updated on all of this.
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PLUS any compensation for medical/pain you might have endured!
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