Is it a fire hazard that an iron goes on just because it got plugged in?
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July 10th, 2021
Usually you plug in something and then you turn it on, but in some cases, they get turned on (and high) as soon as they get plugged in. So, which is better for safety?
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Not with a user who understands it and keeps giving it attention.
Irons usually have a temp limit switch.
Unattended irons flat on the ironing boards cause smoke and fires. Not just plugging them in to the outlet.
Mine has a slide switch. To the left is OFF, then various heat settings to the right.
The assumption, I think, is the people are responsible.
I don’t know anything (something that could involve fire—> (people dying) that goes on just because it gets plugged in. Edited. TVs stereo systems and other things don’t go on just because they get plugged in, so how can an iron go on?
I meant I don’t know anyhthing else…
Self correction: If the TV stereo etc. were in the ON position when they get unplugged they would go on when they get plugged in.
All it takes for an iron to end up flat on the the board is a slight earthquake or some other source of vibration, child knocking it down by accident, etc.
All that to say, that it didn’t occur to me that maybe other people would not make a point of turning it off before unplugging it.
I always unplug an iron when done no matter what the switch may do or say.
It’s just too much of a risk.
(Who would even leave an iron plugged in?)
My iron has an ON button but no OFF button. It has a timer that will turn it off after 15 min sitting still. Kind to stupid, but it was cheap. I unplug as soon as I am done so that I can put everything away. Sometimes I get distracted and come back to it much later. Then it will have turned itself off. I can see how other people can leave an iron on for long periods of time.
@Forever_Free I guess you didn’t read my last post. I’m not saying it leave it plugged. Please have the iron on “Off “position in addition to unplugging it.
@RocketGuy Good that it has a timer that will turn itself off after 15 minutes, but something can happen within thiose 15 minutes. Another thing, doesn’t it take “forever and ever” for the more recent ones to cool down? To me that’s a defect. The ones from decades ago they cool down fast.
No – mine cools down 5–10 min after pulling the plug, but it is >2 decades old.
Good thing. I don’t know what probelm they are trying to solve by having it turn on withouth the user meaning to have it turn on.
If it’s not plugged in it can’t turn on.
That is not a straw man argument. It’s a fact.
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@Zaku The thing is to minimize the chance of a fire as much as possible.
@elbanditoroso “The assumption, I think, is the people are responsible.” Better to assume as little as possible.
@RocketGuy, “My iron has an ON button but no OFF button.” Some of the ones I know push down for on and push down again for off.
Nope, I’ve squeezed the heck out of that button multiple times just to be sure. It just resets the timer back to 15 min. :(
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@RocketGuy I wonder if it is a design flaw or if it is out of order.
Friends and family to spend time with or wasting it.
Ok, good, but I guess that would be more pricy because of that feature.
Yes but she quilts and sews, some weekends for the entire afternoon; putting the quilt pieces together and ironing each and every seam.
It is more pricy I’m sure regardless of what it is used for.
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