FIRE!`
#1
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!!
#7
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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