Iron Nearly Caused a Fire
10-31-2011, 04:49 AM
#52
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Alabama
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Wow! I can't believe that they didn't want the entire iron. That is crazy. You'd think they'd want to see that iron.
I always unplug all of my sewing stuff - machines, irons, etc. When I'm not using them. It's a great habit to get in to. When I see pictures like this it makes me even happier that I started doing it.
I always unplug all of my sewing stuff - machines, irons, etc. When I'm not using them. It's a great habit to get in to. When I see pictures like this it makes me even happier that I started doing it.
10-31-2011, 05:13 AM
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: IL
Posts: 777
Thanks to all of you wonderful board members, I have now started unplugging my iron every time I am done in my sewing room. I used to leave it plugged in all the time, but after reading a couple of the warnings members have posted, I now unplug it every time I leave the room and have the ironing board set up so that when I walk by the sewing room I can see the red light on the side of the iron and know at a glance it's still plugged in.
10-31-2011, 05:20 AM
#55
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Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 1,112
Originally Posted by sparkys_mom
I unplug everything. The iron, the sewing machine. I also don't use coffee pots that stay plugged in - they have their fair share of problems, too.
10-31-2011, 05:49 AM
#58
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 150
So happy no more damage was done.
When we moved to this house a friend that is an electrition
put in the outlets for us. He suggested we put the iron on the same as the light switch, whenever I leave I turn the light switch off and no electricity to the outlet where the iron is. I thank him in my mind everytime I switch off.
When we moved to this house a friend that is an electrition
put in the outlets for us. He suggested we put the iron on the same as the light switch, whenever I leave I turn the light switch off and no electricity to the outlet where the iron is. I thank him in my mind everytime I switch off.
10-31-2011, 05:55 AM
#60
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Granbury, TX
Posts: 691
I have read many posts on this board about people who have had fires due to leaving irons plugged in. So, last week I went to Costco and purchased a heavy duty serge protector made by Belkin. Went home and plugged everything into the new one. I do however still unplug this all of the time when I leave the room due to thunder storms. This year we have been lacking in rain and storms, but still unplug.
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