Had house fire last year. Remember me?
02-04-2014, 12:59 PM
#84
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I always unplug my iron even though it has an automatic shut off feature. Just a habit I got into years ago.
Well...it's been a little over a year since my house burned down. I believe it was my iron that caused that to happen. You will not believe this! Have been sewing all night last evening. Just now I was pressing a sashing seam and my Hamilton Beach "Durathon" started humming. And gurgling. I thought I could smell that familiar smell of hot electric, again. I pressed a button on the side that was for self cleaning. It really started getting really hot! And the noises! OMG! I briefly touched it down on my antique ironing board that I just got from my beloved Mother's things. It burnt the fabric. I don't mean a scorch. I mean a black imprint of the iron. I couldn't get to the plug fast enough. Talk about flashbacks! Please! Please! Please! Unplug those irons when not in use! My house really smells right now.
I'm just really thankful I didn't touch it down on my quilt I am making today. Would've burnt it, too. BTW...I am making a remake of the very same quilt top I was working on last year when the fire occurred! Maybe I should stop while ahead.
I'm just really thankful I didn't touch it down on my quilt I am making today. Would've burnt it, too. BTW...I am making a remake of the very same quilt top I was working on last year when the fire occurred! Maybe I should stop while ahead.
02-04-2014, 01:25 PM
#85
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I figured since my iron had auto shut-off I am safe....but, in view of this thread, I will start unplugging every time I use it! And I keep it on an extension cord. From what I hear that is a bad, bad thing to do!
02-04-2014, 06:21 PM
#86
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We have been leaving on a trip and I had my husband turn the car around and go back so I could check that the iron was unplugged. I don't trust them at all. So freaky that the same thing happened while working on the same quilt. Glad you were johnny on the spot to unplug.
02-04-2014, 07:12 PM
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So glad you were able to catch it before another fire started.
My husband is always waiting on me when we go somewhere because I check the doors to make sure they are locked, check to see if the burners are turned off on the cook stove and I unplug everything I can get to. My iron has an automatic shut off, but I still unplug it from the power strip and turn the power strip off. I guess I'm a little Obsessive Compulsive. At least that's what my grown son says. haha Better safe than sorry I always say.
My husband is always waiting on me when we go somewhere because I check the doors to make sure they are locked, check to see if the burners are turned off on the cook stove and I unplug everything I can get to. My iron has an automatic shut off, but I still unplug it from the power strip and turn the power strip off. I guess I'm a little Obsessive Compulsive. At least that's what my grown son says. haha Better safe than sorry I always say.
02-05-2014, 12:33 AM
#88
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Well...it's been a little over a year since my house burned down. I believe it was my iron that caused that to happen. You will not believe this! Have been sewing all night last evening. Just now I was pressing a sashing seam and my Hamilton Beach "Durathon" started humming. And gurgling. I thought I could smell that familiar smell of hot electric, again. I pressed a button on the side that was for self cleaning. It really started getting really hot! And the noises! OMG! I briefly touched it down on my antique ironing board that I just got from my beloved Mother's things. It burnt the fabric. I don't mean a scorch. I mean a black imprint of the iron. I couldn't get to the plug fast enough. Talk about flashbacks! Please! Please! Please! Unplug those irons when not in use! My house really smells right now.
I'm just really thankful I didn't touch it down on my quilt I am making today. Would've burnt it, too. BTW...I am making a remake of the very same quilt top I was working on last year when the fire occurred! Maybe I should stop while ahead.
I'm just really thankful I didn't touch it down on my quilt I am making today. Would've burnt it, too. BTW...I am making a remake of the very same quilt top I was working on last year when the fire occurred! Maybe I should stop while ahead.
02-05-2014, 04:48 AM
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Location: Fingerlakes area, NYS
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Oh my goodness. I've read of Rowenta irons catching fire. mine blew out my power cord finally. I'd had it for years. I tossed it. I never left my iron plugged in, no matter what. I hate leaving my coffee pot plugged in. I don't use the timer for it to start coffee for me.
take it slow. did the fire dept. say what started the fire? It would serve the companies right if you could sue for damages. Good luck.
take it slow. did the fire dept. say what started the fire? It would serve the companies right if you could sue for damages. Good luck.
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