Dead irons

A friend of mine would routinely have her Rowenta irons die on her.
She's a prolific quilter, and I think she probably worked them to death
vbg. A few years ago she bought her new iron from a chain store that
offers the option of purchasing an additional waranty, which she did.
She hasn't bought a new iron since! When it dies she just returns it
to the store for a new one. Pretty clever, huh? When I replace my
Rowenta, that's what I will do. I've dropped it, and it rattles and
spits for me, but as long as I don't over fill it , it still works like
a charm. Maybe if I "drop" it again I'll have an excuse! Darlene in Pa

Several years ago I had an iron commit suicide -- kind of. I was
standing at the ironing board ironing clothing, and while I was ironing
a shirt FLAMES shot out the back of the iron! I immediately carried
the iron to the kitchen sink (jerking the cord out of the plug), and
dropped it in. Naturally, the plug was jerked out of the outlet, which
was good since I poured water over the iron to put out the flames.
After the iron had cooled I carried it straight to the trash. I have
NO idea why it happened, but was glad that the absolute rule in my
house is NEVER to leave an unattended iron plugged in NO MATTER WHAT,
even if it is turned off!!! If the phone rings, unplug the iron, and
if there are children or dogs or cats in the house, carry the iron with
you to answer the phone.

By the way, if you have an unsafe electric appliance, it is good
practice to cut the cord off before tossing the appliance into the
trash. There are people who take appliances out of the trash to use,
and I figure that if the thing might be dangerous, the dumpster divers
will have to re-attach a cord in order to get the thing to work again.
(Three years ago I had a TV that turned itself ON when I was in the
next room, and in the week I still had it before cutting off its cord
and having my brother carry it to the trash and helping me shop for a
new TV, I kept it unplugged unless I was actually watching TV.)


Darlene wrote:
A friend of mine would routinely have her Rowenta irons die on her.
She's a prolific quilter, and I think she probably worked them to death
vbg. A few years ago she bought her new iron from a chain store that
offers the option of purchasing an additional waranty, which she did.
She hasn't bought a new iron since! When it dies she just returns it
to the store for a new one. Pretty clever, huh? When I replace my
Rowenta, that's what I will do. I've dropped it, and it rattles and
spits for me, but as long as I don't over fill it , it still works like
a charm. Maybe if I "drop" it again I'll have an excuse! Darlene in Pa

Good advice on cutting the cord of, but do it close to the appliance -
making it nearly impossible to reattach.

Hanne in London - Glad nothing happened!


Mary wrote:
Several years ago I had an iron commit suicide -- kind of. I was
standing at the ironing board ironing clothing, and while I was ironing
a shirt FLAMES shot out the back of the iron! I immediately carried
the iron to the kitchen sink (jerking the cord out of the plug), and
dropped it in. Naturally, the plug was jerked out of the outlet, which
was good since I poured water over the iron to put out the flames.
After the iron had cooled I carried it straight to the trash. I have
NO idea why it happened, but was glad that the absolute rule in my
house is NEVER to leave an unattended iron plugged in NO MATTER WHAT,
even if it is turned off!!! If the phone rings, unplug the iron, and
if there are children or dogs or cats in the house, carry the iron with
you to answer the phone.

By the way, if you have an unsafe electric appliance, it is good
practice to cut the cord off before tossing the appliance into the
trash. There are people who take appliances out of the trash to use,
and I figure that if the thing might be dangerous, the dumpster divers
will have to re-attach a cord in order to get the thing to work again.
(Three years ago I had a TV that turned itself ON when I was in the
next room, and in the week I still had it before cutting off its cord
and having my brother carry it to the trash and helping me shop for a
new TV, I kept it unplugged unless I was actually watching TV.)


Darlene wrote:
A friend of mine would routinely have her Rowenta irons die on her.
She's a prolific quilter, and I think she probably worked them to death
vbg. A few years ago she bought her new iron from a chain store that
offers the option of purchasing an additional waranty, which she did.
She hasn't bought a new iron since! When it dies she just returns it
to the store for a new one. Pretty clever, huh? When I replace my
Rowenta, that's what I will do. I've dropped it, and it rattles and
spits for me, but as long as I don't over fill it , it still works like
a charm. Maybe if I "drop" it again I'll have an excuse! Darlene in Pa

Darlene,
My iron fell and it still works.
Pami

I always cut the cord off right at the appliance, so even if somebody
wanted to splice a new cord, he/she couldn't do it without opening up
the appliance.

Hanne Gottliebsen wrote:
Good advice on cutting the cord of, but do it close to the appliance -
making it nearly impossible to reattach.

Hanne in London - Glad nothing happened!